PRO> Arsenic poisoning – France: children, infants

Poisoning — France
38 children in France, including babies, living near what was once Europe’s largest gold mine have tested positive for arsenic poisoning.
Children in the Orbiel Valley, in the southern department of Aude, were examined when families became concerned that flooding in October last year [2018] had carried arsenic and heavy metals from the nearby Salsigne mine.
After testing 103 children aged under 11 years, the Occitanie Regional Health Agency confirmed on Tue [13 Aug 2019] that 38 of them