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Pure Earth is a global nonprofit organization devoted to solving pollution in low and middle-income countries, saving lives, and protecting the 🌎
Olmosai Zhoroyeva is a mother in Kyrgyzstan doing everything she can to keep her children safe from toxic lead.

No mother should have to worry whether the pot she cooks with or the ground where her children play is toxic & dangerous. Pure Earth is working to solve pollution around the world. (1/2)
June 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
36 million children in Bangladesh have elevated blood lead levels, with many exposures due to pollution from informal used lead-acid battery (ULAB) recycling.

TRT World interviewed Mitali Das, Country Director at Pure Earth Bangladesh, to learn more about the lead poisoning crisis in Bangladesh.
June 11, 2025 at 6:42 PM
In 2024, Pure Earth’s Global Lead Program worked around the world to reduce childhood lead poisoning. We led 27 projects in 16 countries, administered over 2,500 blood lead tests, assessed 90 polluted sites, and tested over 400 household samples for lead contamination.
June 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM
LeadPollution.org is a repository of reputable data on lead exposures around the world. Developed and managed by Pure Earth, it is intended for researchers and policymakers globally.

Our latest update makes it even easier to filter the map & access raw data. Check it out at www.leadpollution.org
May 28, 2025 at 7:34 PM
In 2021, Pure Earth tested 5,000+ consumer products from 25 countries, finding that 51% of metal cookware samples had dangerous levels of lead. To tackle this public health risk, Pure Earth launched the Lead Cookware Working Group, comprised of pollution experts from various global organizations.
May 13, 2025 at 7:53 PM