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 open disposal area in Nellore, India, where extensive accumulation of agro-industrial waste causes soil and water quality risks.

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Lafiya Shanavas Laila (PhD student, VIT, Vellore)

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