More than 250,000 schools across 17 LMICs are located near known contaminated sites linked to pollutants like lead and mercury.
New research from @leecrawfurd.bsky.social maps where schools and toxic sites overlap—and suggests the true scale of exposure is likely far greater.
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Millions of children in low- and middle-income countries attend school near sites known to be contaminated by toxic pollutants such as lead, mercury, arsenic, and pesticides. A new paper show exactly where.
