Wednesday, 11 February 2015

Nigerian gold mining: farmers choose death by lead poisoning over poverty

Unregulated mining in rural northern Nigeria is causing blindness and paralysis among children and making adults infertile


A stone crusher in Bagega's mining area breaks the rock into pieces to feed to the stone grinder. Dust clys the eyes, nose and mouth. Photograph: Monica Mark
http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2014/mar/17/nigeria-gold-mining-farmers-lead-poisoning-poverty
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