Toxic Trade News / 18 November 2010
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The perilous business of recycling lead
The uncontrolled rise of illegal backyard lead recycling units is putting at risk the lives of labourers and people residing nearby
by Maitreyee Handique, LiveMint.com
 
Open smelters dot the farmland in Bajghera village on the Delhi-Gurgaon border, as more batteries wind up in the informal market.Photos by: Maitreyee Handique / Mint

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