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28% drinking water points laced with lead — report
Most lead contamination in water sources is from lead-containing materials in water systems such as metallic pipes according to the World Health Organisation.
WHO estimates that nearly half of the two million lives lost to known chemicals exposure in 2019 were due to exposure to lead.
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
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More than 28% of drinking water sources in Uganda may have more than safely allowable amounts of lead, a new report by the Government says.