Environmental authorities in Trinidad are conducting investigations into a lead poisoning scare at, a residential development populated by thousands of people.
The environmental advocacy group Papa Bois Conservation (PBC) is concerned that an encapsulated lead-contaminated site in Santa Rosa West may have been broken by a construction company working in the district and poison may be leaked into the Arima River.
PBC head Marc Laurent de Verteuil said he saw a concrete layer at the site broken in several places.
The sight of groundwater flowing from the construction crater into the Arima River heightened his concern.
De Verteuil could not estimate the number of people who could possibly be affected, saying it depended on where the Arima River went and how the water was used.
He nevertheless noted that one of the country’s largest poultry processors is located downstream from the site, and the river also leads to sources of potable water.
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