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 researchers investigated the cause of these deaths.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/mass-lead-intoxication-informal-used-lead-acid-battery-recycling-dakar-senegal
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/pascal-haefliger
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/monique-mathieu-nolf
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/stephanie-lociciro-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/environmental-health-perspectives
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lead
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/child-health
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hazardous-waste
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/batteries
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/senegal
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-recycling