Spotlight on Bangladesh: Taking Unified Actions to Solve Lead Pollution
Mar 17 , 2023
In this spotlight, Pure Earth's Country Director for Bangladesh, Dr. Mahfuzar Rahman, shares about the relentless efforts of his team members to mitigate lead pollution in Bangladesh. By working together with partners, Pure Earth Bangladesh has made significant progress addressing.
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Thank You, Sen. Patrick Leahy, for Your Support and Actions To Curtail Global Lead Pollution
Dec 15 , 2022
Below is our letter to the editor published in Vermont's Brattleboro Reformer on Dec. 13, and in the Bennington Banner on Dec. 14, 2022. Dear Editor: We would like to publicly thank Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy for his long-standing and.
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Ghana: Pure Earth School Clubs in Ghana: Where Children Learn about Pollution to Safeguard Their Future
Aug 01 , 2022
The Pure Earth Club is a school club comprised of students who are being taught and nurtured to love their environment and to protect it through the reduction of pollution, not only by words but by action. They are supervised.
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Republic of Georgia: Solving the Mystery of Widespread Lead Poisoning in Georgian Children
May 03 , 2022
In 2019, the Republic of Georgia faced a childhood lead poisoning crisis. A national survey had revealed that 41% of children ages 2-7 in the country had blood lead levels at or above 5 μg/dL (the level at which the.
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Pure Earth, USC and Macquarie University Publish Landmark Lead Study in The Lancet Planetary Health Journal
Mar 12 , 2021
The March 2021 issue of The Lancet Planetary Health journal includes an important paper that supports Pure Earth’s previous publications asserting the extent of the childhood lead poisoning crisis in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The paper, Blood lead levels.
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