Assessment of Lead Exposure in the Ecosystem in and around Lead-Acid Battery Units in Assam, India
Funding Agency : Pahle India Foundation
Principal Investigator: Mithilesh Kumar Jha
Co-investigator: Dr Poulami Sanyal, Promila Malik
Duration/Starting Year: 2025-11-24 to 2026-11-23
Status: Ongoing
To support research and development (R&D) efforts to assess the lead levels in ecosystem sources in and around the formal ULAB units in Assam, to assess lead content in environmental sources within ULAB units, to understand the possible pathways of lead exposure within the community residing close to the ULAB units and to understand the health status of ULAB workers and residents within proximity of these ULAB units.