Study confims presence of uranium in Punjab

The study was conducted by the top five toxicologists, E. Blauroc Busch, advisor of International Board of Clinical Metal Toxicology, Albrecht Friedle, CEO of Labor Friedle, Regensburg from Germany, Michael Godfrey, director of the International Board of Clinical Metal Toxicology in New Zealand, Claus E.E. Schulte, professor of Age Breaking Center in Munich and in Germany and Carin Smit, neurotherapist at Synapse Neuro-Nutritional Clinic, Town Square, South Africa.

Results from the study
The tests were carried out on the hair sample of 149 children of Baba Farid Center for Special Children in Faridkot by a German laboratory which confirm the presence of uranium residues and other heavy metals.

The results prove that children have been affected by the chronic metal exposure.

The researchers claimed that India has become a dumping ground for toxic materials which has further added possibilities to environmental toxicity due to the excessive use of chemicals in agricultural practices.

The study reveals that the presence of excessive amounts of uranium in the ecosystem of Punjab is due to the coal based power plants.

Joint efforts should be taken by the laboratories and governmental agencies to do follow up studies that evaluate early metal exposure in children who are living in industrial or environmentally endangered regions of the state.