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Re:Around one-in-three children globally suffer from lead po... by wongarsu on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @07:39AM (#30071112)
The article is based on a UNICEF report [1], which from a cursory glance seems to suggest that while the problem is present to some degree everywhere, it's by far the most pronounced in East and South Asia (but caused health care costs in relation to GDP is worst in Africa)

"One of the most concerning sources of lead exposure is the unsound recycling of used lead-acid batteries (ULABs), most of which are found in cars, trucks and other vehicles. Recycling activities are often conducted in informal, unlicensed, and frequently illegal open-air operations close to homes and schools." In general page 2 goes into common sources, most of which shouldn't affect Western Europe but are apparently quite common in poorer countries.

1: https://www.unicef.org/media/109361/file/The%20toxic%20truth...

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Re:Around one-in-three children globally suffer from lead po... by adrianN on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @07:47AM (#30071166)
Youtube has many extremly scary videos showing battery recycling operations, for example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEvPjOKkPyE
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Re:Around one-in-three children globally suffer from lead po... by matheusmoreira on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @01:52PM (#30076204)
Working directly with batteries and lead dust with no protection equipment, with nothing. That's terrifying but at the same time I've become so used to seeing employees do this sort of thing in my own country despite my repeated warnings that I've become numb to it.
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Re:Around one-in-three children globally suffer from lead po... by jtbayly on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @09:49AM (#30072337)
Yeah, this is truly horrifying. Impressive and horrifying.
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Re:Around one-in-three children globally suffer from lead po... by throwawayboise on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @02:22PM (#30076665)
Take a look at some of the videos from the ship breaking yards in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. People working with no protective equipment at all, often barefoot, using torches to cut up ships full of lead paint, heavy metals, and asbestos.
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Re:Around one-in-three children globally suffer from lead po... by stickfigure on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @01:04PM (#30075394)
Possibly the best youtube comment ever made:

"I only buy organic locally hand-made batteries."

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