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Lead pollution

Bangladesh shuts 11 illegal lead factories as toxic recycling crisis deepens

Lead – 3rd TCW Report -
Bangladesh has shut 11 illegal lead recycling factories in six months as widespread toxic battery smelting exposes millions, prompting...

DoE dismantles illegal lead smelting units in Savar

Environment TCW Report -
Bangladesh's Department of Environment demolished illegal lead smelting furnaces in Savar, halting hazardous battery recycling while intensifying efforts to...

Illegal lead recycling in Savar raises health and environmental alarm near Dhaka

Environment TCW Report -
Residents allege illegal lead battery recycling in Savar is exposing communities to toxic pollution, damaging farmland and water bodies,...

Illegal battery smelting unit shut down in Gazipur forest area after media report sparks raid

Environment TCW Report -
Authorities shut an illegal lead-smelting unit in Gazipur forest after a media report exposed toxic battery recycling, prompting seizures,...

80% of used batteries recycled informally in Bangladesh as experts urge urgent market reform

Environment TCW Report -
Experts urge Bangladesh to reform its battery recycling sector, warning that unsafe lead processing is poisoning children, damaging the...

IIT Guwahati develops eco-friendly bio-tech to remove lead from wastewater

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IIT Guwahati researchers have developed a bio-based wastewater treatment process that removes toxic lead, reduces acidity and offers a...

Illegal battery recycling plant uncovered in Gazipur’s Sreepur, equipment seized

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A mobile court raid in Gazipur's Sreepur uncovered an illegal lead battery recycling facility, seizing smelting equipment amid allegations...

Mymensingh mobile court dismantles illegal lead factory, fines Tk 250,000 and removes facility

Environment TCW Report -
A mobile court in Mymensingh demolished an illegal lead smelting factory and fined operators Tk 250,000 after residents reported...

Chinese-linked lead recycling plant fined after years of pollution complaints

Environment TCW Report -
A Chinese-linked battery recycling plant in Dhamrai has been fined for operating without clearance, spotlighting Bangladesh’s growing lead poisoning...

Illegal lead recycling factory demolished in Dhaka pollution crackdown

Environment TCW Report -
Authorities demolished an illegal lead recycling factory in Dhaka’s Nawabganj, citing severe pollution risks, seizing lead products and fining...

Savar illegal battery plants demolished in toxic lead pollution raid

Environment TCW Report -
Authorities in Savar demolished two illegal battery recycling plants and seized used batteries during a raid targeting toxic lead...

DoE shuts illegal lead factory in Narsingdi over toxic pollution risks

Lead – 3rd TCW Report -
Bangladesh authorities demolished an illegal lead processing factory in Narsingdi over toxic emissions, unsafe working conditions and environmental violations,...
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