Tag Archives: lead poisoning

Helping Communities Hard Hit By COVID-19

Posted on May 26, 2020 by M. Sim

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit many of the poor communities we work with especially hard.  In Mexico, for example, the potters we trained to use lead-free glaze in their traditional ceramics are now facing hardship because they cannot go out … Continue reading →

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A Mother’s Story: Hope in Kathgora, Bangladesh

Posted on May 7, 2020 by M. Sim

This year, mothers in Kathgora, Bangladesh, have a big reason to celebrate–they know that their children are healthier today than they were a year ago. That’s because their children’s blood lead levels (BLL) have been almost cut in half following … Continue reading →

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Lead Poisoning Affects Over 1 Million Children in Mexico; Pottery is Main Cause

Posted on December 12, 2019 by M. Sim

What is the true scope of lead poisoning in Mexico? For the first time, we have a clearer picture, thanks to a health survey conducted by the National Institute of Public Health (INSP) in Mexico, documented in the report “National report … Continue reading →

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Brazil: Helping The Potters of Maragogipinho Go Lead Free

Posted on October 21, 2019 by M. Sim

In May 2018, Pure Earth held a lead-free workshop for nine potters in Maragogipinho, Brazil. This was an important first step in helping a community, where some residents had blood lead levels as much as 15 times above the EPA’s level … Continue reading →

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Colombia Lead Poisoning: More Children Can Now Sleep Safely With Lead-Free Mattresses

Posted on October 3, 2019 by M. Sim

Imagine sleeping on lead-soaked mattresses. For years, parents in Malambo, Colombia, didn’t know that their children were sleeping on poison. Surround by five lead smelters, Malambo was heavily contaminated with lead. Over the years, lead had polluted the ground, settled … Continue reading →

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Children’s Lead Levels Fall 42% Following Cleanup in Kathgora, Bangladesh

Posted on September 5, 2019 by M. Sim

When we returned to the small village of Kathgora, Bangladesh, just months after our remediation work, we found to our delight that the impact was already measurable in the healthier children we saw. Before our cleanup, tests of 75 children … Continue reading →

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Lead Poisoning in Newborns: The Story Of Baby X in Mexico

Posted on May 23, 2019 by M. Sim

Lead Poisoning Study: 300 mothers and their newborns In 2015, Pure Earth worked with the National Institute of Public Health (INSP) in Mexico on the first-ever effort to detect and measure exposure to lead poisoning at a state level in … Continue reading →

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Bihar, India: How we celebrated a community, and helped them take action on lead poisoning

Posted on March 8, 2019 by M. Sim

It was a day to remember. The celebration in the public town square of Karmalichak, a community in Patna, in the state of Bihar, India, was not only fun, but potentially life-changing. Organized by our local partner, the Institute of … Continue reading →

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Generational Impact of Lead Poisoning in Girls

Posted on February 25, 2019 by M. Sim

This post is from Lara Crampe, Pure Earth’s Director of Community Outreach. This photo (above) is heartbreaking for me. The young girl in pink is chronically exposed to extremely high levels of lead because families in her village have been … Continue reading →

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Colombia Lead Poisoning: A Clean, Lead-Free Mattress For His Birthday

Posted on November 15, 2018 by M. Sim

Alejandro celebrated his 13th birthday recently with a new mattress, but what he received was a potential lifetime of safe and sound sleep. He is one of about 50 children living near a lead smelter in Malambo, Colombia, who we found … Continue reading →

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