Preview - File on 4 Investigates: Rivers of Lead
In the UK, over 6,000 abandoned lead mines leak tons of metal into rivers yearly. Buried hosts Lucy Taylor and Dan Ashby ask whether these toxins are in our food, water and blood.
There are more than 6,000 abandoned lead mines across the UK leaking hundreds of tons of metals into our rivers each year. With climate change causing an increase in flooding, contamination is likely to get worse. In this new investigation for 蜜芽传媒 Radio 4's File on 4 Investigates, Buried hosts Lucy Taylor and Dan Ashby ask whether this lead is ending up in our food chain, water system and blood.
To hear the programme in full, just search for File on 4 Investigates: Rivers of Lead on 蜜芽传媒 Sounds now.
A Bite Your Tongue production for 蜜芽传媒 Radio 4
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Buried
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