The Eyes of History 2007

The White House News Photographers Association

Michael Mullady

San Francisco State University

Children Of Lead
Mercedes Cordoba Inga breaks down as she visits the graves of her two children. Her daughter Maricruz died at the age of 18 and her son Guillermo at the age of 3, both from contamination related issues. Maricruz died a slow death after her immune system shut down. Guillermo died of cancer after a short life. Both had excessive levels of lead and arsenic in their blood.

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