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Leather Industry Pollution - Kanpur, india

Ayush Kumar, 10, lives in a village that is afflicted with water pollution from nearby leather tanneries. It is suspected that increased exposure to harmful toxins during mothers' pregnancies might be causing the increased number of children being born with mental disabilities in the villages outside Kanpur.

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Contained in galleries: The Toxic Price of Leather - Kanpur, India [2013]

Ayush Kumar, 10, lives in a village that is afflicted with water pollution from nearby leather tanneries. It is suspected that increased exposure to harmful toxins during mothers' pregnancies might be causing the increased number of children being born with mental disabilities in the villages outside Kanpur.