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Absolutely shocking': Niger Delta oil spills linked with infant deaths [1]

Babies in Nigeria are twice as likely to die in the first month of life if their mothers were living near an oil spill before falling pregnant, researchers have found.

Publication Date: 
06/11/2017
Guardian (Nigeria) [2]
Tags:
Environment [3], Oil Pollution [4], Health Effects [5], Child Health [6], Nigeria [7], Infant mortality [8], Africa [9]

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/guardian-nigeria
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/oil-pollution
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/child-health
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nigeria
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/infant-mortality
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa