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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

For years, families in La Oroya, Peru- the site of an American owned smelter- have been exposed to the toxic emissions from the plant. According to the Peruvian Ministry of Health, blood lead levels among local children are triple the World Health Organization limit of 10 micrograms/deciliter. However, there is no medical screening to identify and treat lead poisoned children. Citizens of the town will also benefit from our education and outreach program, and remediation planning efforts.

Activities

We will work with the Peruvian Government to better characterize the sources of exposure, and plan to mitigate the contamination in La Oroya. We will encourage the testing of residents in order to identify and treat those most severly poisoned.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $290

Funding Information

This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.

Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $290.  The original project funding goal was $5,000.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

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