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| Titre : | Mass Lead Intoxication from Informal Used Lead-Acid Battery Recycling in Dakar, Senegal | | Type de document : | texte imprimé | | Auteurs : | Pascal Haefliger, Auteur | | Année de publication : | 2019 | | Langues : | Français | | Catégories : | 2-Produits Chimiques et Déchets dangereux:2.1.Produits Chimiques:2.1.2 Publications
| | Mots-clés : | Senegal, intoxication, battery, children, lead, poisoning, recycling, ULAB | | Résumé : | Between November 2007 and March 2008, 18 children died from a rapidly progressive central nervous system disease of unexplained origin in a community involved in the recycling of used lead-acid batteries (ULAB) in the suburbs of Dakar, Senegal. The investigation centered on clinical and laboratory assessments performed on 32 siblings of deceased children and 23 mothers and on 18 children and 8 adults living in the same area, complemented by environmental health investigations. The highlights, the severe health risks posed by informal ULAB recycling, in particular in developing countries, and emphasizes the need to strengthen national and international efforts to address this global public health problem. | | Pays : | Sénégal |
Mass Lead Intoxication from Informal Used Lead-Acid Battery Recycling in Dakar, Senegal [texte imprimé] / Pascal Haefliger, Auteur . - 2019. Langues : Français | Catégories : | 2-Produits Chimiques et Déchets dangereux:2.1.Produits Chimiques:2.1.2 Publications
| | Mots-clés : | Senegal, intoxication, battery, children, lead, poisoning, recycling, ULAB | | Résumé : | Between November 2007 and March 2008, 18 children died from a rapidly progressive central nervous system disease of unexplained origin in a community involved in the recycling of used lead-acid batteries (ULAB) in the suburbs of Dakar, Senegal. The investigation centered on clinical and laboratory assessments performed on 32 siblings of deceased children and 23 mothers and on 18 children and 8 adults living in the same area, complemented by environmental health investigations. The highlights, the severe health risks posed by informal ULAB recycling, in particular in developing countries, and emphasizes the need to strengthen national and international efforts to address this global public health problem. | | Pays : | Sénégal |
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