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Prof. Alok Srivastava and Ms. Ankita Srivastava, The Hindu Businessline, May 17, 2024
READ MORELead level in city kids much higher than prescribed limits
Soumya Swaminathan, The Indian Express, May 20, 2024
READ MORELead level in city kids much higher than prescribed limits
Correspondent, The Times of India, November 21, 2023
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Ms. Patricia Mukhim, The Assam Tribune, November 3, 2023
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READ MOREIndia’s hidden adversary, Lead Poisoning
Dr. Indu Bhushan and Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, The Indian Express, August 26, 2023
As we aim to become “Aarogya Bharat”, a hidden adversary threatens the future of our nation — lead poisoning. A 2021 study brought forth a disturbing revelation: It estimated that more than half of our children (close to 20 crore) have lead levels in their blood greater than 5 micrograms per decilitre (µg/dL). Even though no national survey has measured blood lead levels in adults and children, a follow-up study based on secondary data by Niti Aayog and CSIR in 2022 confirmed these findings. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), any level above 5 µg/dL is “a trigger for a thorough review of the ways in which a person is being exposed to lead and for action to reduce or end this exposure.”
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Correspondent, Financial Times, July 30, 2023
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