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Lead Found in Children Near Battery Recycling Plant in LA County

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Dolores Mejia is a frequent protester at public meetings when DTSC officials describe their cleanup plans for houses surrounding the Exide Technologies recycling plant. (Chris Richard/KQED)

Lead has been found in the baby teeth of children who live close to a now-closed battery recycling plant once operated by the company Exide.

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