DAVID ROCHKIND PHOTOGRAPHY

Photography: pollution : the human cost

Children are the most affected segment of the population by metal poisoning in La Oroya. A study conducted by the University of St. Louis discovered that nearly all children in the city have lead poisoning. Dozens of the most severely poisoned children participate in a day care program run by Doe Run-Peru, but the rest are left with no assistance. This boy gets his blood tested for lead through a program run by the Ministry of Health.
Children are the most affected segment of the population by metal poisoning in La Oroya. A study conducted by the University of St. Louis discovered that nearly all children in the city have lead poisoning. Dozens of the most severely poisoned children participate in a day care program run by Doe Run-Peru, but the rest are left with no assistance. This boy gets his blood tested for lead through a program run by the Ministry of Health.