The Peruvian mining city of La Oroya, one of the most polluted places in the world, is seeking to reopen a heavy metal smelter that poisoned residents.
The mining city of La Oroya in Peru is one of the most polluted places in the world, a desolate high-altitude place abandoned by many residents since a heavy metal foundry went bankrupt 13 years ago.LA OROYA - The Peruvian mining city of La Oroya, one of the most polluted places in the world, is seeking to reopen a heavy metal smelter that poisoned residents for almost a century.
If the metallurgical complex reopens, as announced by its new owners in October, it could breathe life back into the economy. Manuel Enrique Apolinario, a teacher who lives opposite the foundry, told AFP his body has high levels of lead, arsenic, and cadmium."Those of us who have lived here for a lifetime have been ill with flu and bronchitis, especially respiratory infections.
Luis Mantari, one of the new owners, who is in charge of logistics, said the plant would operate"with social and environmental responsibility."The company has stockpiled 14 million tonnes of copper and lead slag waste waiting to be converted into zinc.
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