Environment
High lead levels found among children in Georgia
High levels of lead have been found among children in Georgia in a nation-wide study from UNICEF. Adjara, Guria, Samegrelo and upper Svaneti were the most lead-contaminated regions, according to the study by the UN’s children’s agency. On 23 April, UNICEF Georgia unveiled the findings of its study on lead prevalence in children’s blood. According to the test results, 41% of the 1,578 children tested via venous blood samples had lead levels equal to or more than 5 microgrammes per decili
