Blood lead levels in Mežica kids no longer dropping

Ravne na Koroškem, 13 September - The most recent in a series of blood lead studies in kids living near the shuttered lead and zinc mine in Mežica has shown that blood lead values in children have stopped decreasing. Additional measures are required to address this issue, including the involvement of potential polluters, according to the Institute of Public Health (NIJZ).

Ravne na Koroškem NIJZ presents blood lead levels prevalence study. Photo: Vesna Pušnik Brezovnik/STA

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NIJZ presents blood lead levels prevalence study.
Photo: Vesna Pušnik Brezovnik/STA

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