In Bihar, Toxic Lead 150 Times Over Limit

This man is “cooking” lead by the side of a busy road. This is a fairly common scene inĀ Hajipur, home to many of the 40 informal and unregulated recyclers of used lead-acid batteries (ULAB) in Bihar, India. In this densely populated area, workers breakĀ old car batteries and recycle the toxic … Continue reading In Bihar, Toxic Lead 150 Times Over Limit