Children of Lead by Michael Mullady (BURN Magazine)

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FROM BURN MAGAZINE:

At an altitude slightly above twelve thousand feet, in the Central Andean region of Peru, pollution is a fact of life for the inhabitants of La Oroya. Since 1922, the city of La Oroya has been exposed to toxic emissions released from the Doe Run Peru metal smelting plant.

View Michael’s essay on BURN Magazine.