Following a Financial Times investigation into the toxic legacy of metal mining in Wales, a UK parliamentary committee has initiated an investigation into the human health risks associated with abandoned metal mines. The investigation was prompted by findings of livestock contamination with lead well above the threshold for acute toxicity, raising concerns over food safety and public health. The Welsh government, after observing farm animals dying from suspected lead poisoning, funded a study to explore the connection between mining and health risks. This led to two meetings with officials across the UK, including representatives from the Food Standards Agency and Health Security Agency, despite the public not being informed about the potential dangers. Calls for urgent action have been made by figures such as MP Ben Lake, as well as by citizens like Elizabeth*, who expressed concerns over soil safety. Professor Bruce Lanphear highlighted the UK's lack of a nationally representative biomonitoring programme, considering the known adverse effects of toxic chemicals on human health.
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🚨MPs have launched a probe into the health risks posed by abandoned mines in Wales - after the FT revealed that 129 sites were ‘certainly/ highly likely’ to be leaking harmful metals. Story by @Laura_K_Hughes https://t.co/F8aSGrsi6d
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🚨 A UK parliamentary committee has launched an investigation into the human health risks posed by abandoned metal mines following revelations from a Financial Times investigation. https://t.co/NXth6XmB14
MPs launch probe into health risks from abandoned Welsh mines https://t.co/bbMQtvDKFZ
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Professor Bruce Lanphear, who has researched lead exposure for decades, tells FT: “Given how toxic chemicals adversely affects human health, I find it puzzling that a scientifically advanced country like the UK lacks a nationally representative biomonitoring programme.” https://t.co/bflv0iC1qb
“We have always eaten everything we’ve grown here", recalls Elizabeth*. "Surely someone would be testing the soil if they know it could be a risk to our health?” She is just one of half a million people in the UK estimated to be living on land contaminated by metal mining @FT https://t.co/bflv0iC1qb
Evidence of chicken and other livestock contaminated with lead well above the threshold for 'acute toxicity' has triggered calls for urgent regulation of mines in Wales https://t.co/fluO26Nkfn https://t.co/0KOMHYj2i0
🚨Study prompted Welsh government to convene two meetings with officials across the UK, including Food Standards Agency/ Health Security Agency. No one living in these areas have been told of potential risks. @BenMLake calling on Welsh/ UK Governments to take urgent action. https://t.co/bflv0iC1qb
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Worth your time… @Laura_K_Hughes investigates impact of old lead mines and potential health impacts. https://t.co/jXqKphNV26
Welsh communities grapple with toxic legacy of metal mining https://t.co/yv2cumfqA3
🚨Part 2/ 2 stories looking at human health risks posed by abandoned metal mines across Britain @FT After farm animals started dying from suspected lead poisoning, the Welsh government body NRW funded a study to look at the link between the two. 🧵 https://t.co/X7o51YDvMk