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Nigeria Oil Spills Double Risk of Infant Mortality, Research Shows [1]

LONDON - Babies are much more likely to die in their first few weeks of life if their mothers live close to the site of an oil spill, according to new research.

Publication Date: 
23/11/2017
Big News Network [2]
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Environment [3], Pollution [4], Nigeria [5], Oil Pollution [6], Child Health [7], Infant mortality [8], Health Effects [9], Petrochemical Industry [10], Africa [11]

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