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Children are particularly susceptible to the toxic effects of lead because their brains and bodies are still developing. Viacheslav Nikolaenko/Shutterstock

Toxic playgrounds: Broken Hill kids exposed to poisonous dust

Mark Patrick Taylor, Macquarie University; Louise Kristensen, Macquarie University; Marek Rouillon, Macquarie University, and Simon Mould, Macquarie University

In the shadows of Broken Hill’s rich mining history lies a legacy of contamination and regulatory failure that will likely outlive any benefits locals derive from mining. One in five children aged under…

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