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Poisoned by arsenic, a 'nightmare' for mothers in Peru mining towns / 362V2UH
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When she was pregnant, Sayuri Moreno found out that her body was contaminated with arsenic, but could not afford doctors' advice to avoid breastfeeding and leave her home in a mining area in northern Peru. She is one of 120 residents of 140 tested in the Huarmey slums to have high levels of arsenic in their blood last year, according to the Ministry of Health.
Arsenic -- a highly toxic chemical -- can be found naturally alongside copper ore and is released as a byproduct of its processing. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES