Cleanup Lead Contamination in Peru

Cleanup Lead Contamination in Peru

Cleanup Lead Contamination in Peru

Lead Smelter La Oroya

Lead Smelter La Oroya
The photograph shows the main smoke stack of from the Doe Run smelter in La Oroya, Peru. This plant is responsible for exposing over 30,000 people to unsafe lead levels.

Lead Smelter La Oroya

Lead Smelter La Oroya
The picture shows the US and Peruvian NGO partners outside the plant in La Oroya. Studies documenting environmental lead contamination have been conducted through this cooperative approach.