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Solar power increasing lead poisoning

By Joel Gehrke
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Solar power plants stand as major culprits in lead emissions and lead poisoning in India and China, according to a study conducted by a University of Tennessee-Knoxville professor Chris Cherry. Solar plants make significant use of lead batteries.

The study announcement declared that up to 2.4 million tons of lead emissions could result from the use of these unsafe batteries:

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