Nigeria Oil Spills Double Risk of Infant Mortality, Research Shows

Author:
VOA News
Publisher:
VOA News
Publication Date:
22 November 2017
Tags:
Nigeria, Environment, Petroleum

Babies are much more likely to die in their first few weeks of life if their mothers live close to the site of an oil spill, according to new research. Scientists studied data on infant mortality and oil spills in Nigeria's Niger delta region - and describe their results as 'shocking'. Henry Ridgwell reports.

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