Zambia: Mining in Toxic Lead Waste Poisons Children

Click to expand Image Trucks at the "Black Mountain," the concession of Enviro Processing Limited (EPL) that holds much of Kabwe's mine lead waste, Kabwe, Zambia. © 2023 Trajectory Media/Al Jazeera English In the Zambian city of Kabwe, children suffer severe health effects due to lead poisoning because of extreme pollution from the toxic lead waste of a former mine.Zambia's government is facilitating new hazardous lead and zinc mining and processing of the toxic waste, posing major additional h...