在Break Hill的土著儿童血液铅含量高得多,这引起了对健康和住房的关切。
Indigenous children in Broken Hill have much higher blood lead levels, raising concerns over health and housing.
澳大利亚Break Hill的土著儿童的血液铅含量比非土著儿童高出六倍,尽管自2015年以来为解决这一问题花费了1 300万美元。
Indigenous children in Broken Hill, Australia, have six times higher blood lead levels than non-Indigenous children, despite $13 million spent since 2015 to address the issue.
保健工作者声称,这一问题加剧了住房无保障状况,家庭面临房租上涨和补救后驱逐。
Health workers claim the problem worsens housing insecurity, with families facing rent hikes and evictions after remediation.
政府正在考虑采取更主动的办法,包括降低血液铅水平阈值和审查采矿许可证。
The government is considering a more proactive approach, including lowering the blood lead level threshold and reviewing mining licenses.