Levels of lead in children from upper Meža Valley lowest to date

Ravne na Koroškem, 10 October - A point prevalence survey on blood samples taken from children in the upper Meža Valley this spring showed that this year's average blood lead levels were the lowest since measurements began in 2007, although results in three-year-olds were comparatively worse than before.

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A poster calling for a stop to lead poisoning in the wake of mining history in the Upper Mežica Valley.
Photo: Vesna Pušnik Brezovnik/STA
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