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Aboriginal kids affected more

76 per cent of Aboriginal children tested in Broken Hill in 2018 exceeded the acceptable blood level for lead. Picture: File
Em Jensen

INDIGENOUS children have repeatedly been found to have higher blood lead levels than their non-indigenous counterparts, according to current and historical research. In the Environmental Lead Risks at Broken Hill report, authored by Professor Mark Taylor, it was found that 76 per cent of Aboriginal children in Broken Hill that were tested in 2018 exceeded […]

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