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Kabwe, the African city where children carry the burden of lead poisoning
Kabwe, a city in Zambia located 150 kilometers north of Lusaka, is among the world's most polluted places due to decades of lead and zinc mining. Blood tests on two children confirmed severe lead contamination in the area.
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