Lack of robust regulation and information about contaminated industrial sites in India poses public health risk demanding urgent reform, study claims (IMAGE)

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Lack of robust regulation and information about contaminated industrial sites in India poses public health risk demanding urgent reform, study claims

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Image shows an evaporation pond – a legacy industrial site in Bhopal, India, where pollutants such as mercury can accumulate in soil, posing risks to ecosystems and human health.

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Ashish Sinha (PhD student, IIT Hyderabad)

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