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PERU TOXIC TOWN
In this photo taken Sept. 15, 2009, Kathy Ramos, 17, carries her son Edson near the Patarcocha lagoon, which is used as a dump for sewage and human waste, in the mining town of Cerro de Pasco, Peru. Peru's congress passed a bill in 2008 to condemn and relocate Cerro de Pasco, based on U.S. Centers for Disease Control studies that found soil, homes and water saturated with toxic levels of lead. Nine of 10 children have elevated blood levels of one of 14 heavy metals, including lead, cadmium, and arsenic, according to the CDC. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
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A SEPT. 15, 2009 PHOTO
License
Rights Managed
Date created
20090915
Place
CERRO DE PASCO PERU
Credit
KEYSTONE
Source
AP
Byline
MARTIN MEJIA
Size
5616 x 3744 px
File type
JPEG