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For a clean lead environment in the pottery sector of Michoacán and Puebla

For a clean lead environment in the pottery sector of Michoacán and Puebla

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Key pollutant
Lead
Source
Artisanal Pottery
Industry
Artisanal Pottery
Date started
May 2018
Date completed
May 2019
Funders
Fundación Merced

Lead measurements were made in blood and soil to potters from Santa Fe de la Laguna, Michoacán and the Barrio de la Luz, Puebla. Households and family workshops were remediated and cleaned, and training was given in the use of lead-free glazes to increase the production of lead-free pottery.

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