Restore Health in Cerro de Pasco
Organization information
Source International
Location: Calci, Italy
Summary
Cerro de Pasco has been listed by Time Magazine as one of the ten most polluted places on earth. According to previous studies, 100% of the population should be urgently hospitalized for the level of their metals in the blood. The main responsible for these impacts is the gigantic Raul Rojas mine. The aim of this study is to further investigate the impacts that mine on health and use these data in order to obtain remediation for local communities through judicial and non-judicial mechanisms.
Project locations
Peru