Bill,
If what you and Phil say is true concerning what
CACP was working on (a fuel additive) for India..the
opportunity has probably gotten bigger and hopefully
better!...now all you have to do is contact CACP and
find out if they are still working with India and if
they know about this new opportunity to market their
product? Please see below for what I am talking about
concerning the seriousness and the press that it is
getting, not to mention the main CAUSE:Automobile
fuel! Shawn
India faces lead poisoning ''environmental crisis''
By Y.P. Rajesh
BANGALORE, India, Feb 8 (Reuters) - More than half the
children below age 12 in six leading Indian cities suffer
from dangerous levels of lead in their blood, an
independent study has found.
''About 51.40 percent of children below the age group of
12 years in six major cities combined have blood lead
levels higher than 10 micrograms per decilitre,'' the
findings of ''Project Lead-Free'' said.
The study, a copy of which was obtained by Reuters, was
to be discussed at an international conference on lead
poisoning that began on Monday in the southern city of
Bangalore.
It was conducted in New Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta, Madras,
Bangalore and Hyderabad over two years and involved
nearly 22,000 children, pregnant women and industrial
workers.
''The findings of the study indicate that we have an
environmental crisis in the making in India,'' said
George Abraham, managing trustee of The George Foundation,
which sponsored the study.
Among the six cities, 54.10 percent of children below
age 12 in India's capital, New Delhi, and 61.86 percent
in the commercial capital, Bombay, were found to have
blood lead levels higher than 10 micrograms per
decilitre, the study said.
In the southern cities of Madras and Bangalore 60.54
percent and 39.94 percent respectively of children below
12 had blood lead levels higher than 10 micrograms per
decilitre. The figure for the eastern city of Calcutta
was 55.78 percent.
The report also said that 40.22 percent of people over
age 12 in the six cities had blood lead levels higher
than 10 micrograms per decilitre.
The George Foundation said lead poisoning leads to
permanent brain damage, particularly among young children.
It said no level of lead in blood is safe or normal.
''Blood lead levels in children around 10 micrograms
per decilitre are associated with disturbances in early
physical and mental growth and in later intellectual
functioning,'' the statement said.
The World Health Organisation estimates that 15 to 18
million children in developing countries are suffering
from permanent brain damage due to lead poisoning,
it said.
The statement also said the major sources of lead
poisoning included AUTOMOBILE FUEL, lead-based paint,
leaded cooking utensils and drinking water systems.
The ''Project Lead-Free'' report said the study involved
pre-school children, including toddlers, slum children,
working children, school children in low and high
economic groups, pregnant women and high-risk groups
such as traffic policemen.
05:00 02-08-99 |
