Toxic Air Pollutants from Mines Becoming More Deadly

Industrial Metals

The Huffington Post reported that pollution from factories and mines is making air increasingly toxic for residents and workers surrounding the sites. A recent study suggests that, in some of the developing countries where a number of these sites are based, incidence of pollution-related disease is becoming as much of a factor as diseases like Malaria.

The Huffington Post reported that pollution from factories and mines is making air increasingly toxic for residents and workers surrounding the sites. A recent study suggests that, in some of the developing countries where a number of these sites are based, incidence of pollution-related disease is becoming as much of a factor as diseases like Malaria.

As quoted in the market report:

Researchers examined more than 2,900 active or shuttered industrial sites in 49 low- and middle-income countries and estimated the health impact of pollutants – such as lead, mercury or chromium – on the people who live nearby or work at the sites, often producing goods or providing services for people in richer countries.

To view the whole Huffington Post report, click here.

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