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Independent: Oil pollution in the Niger Delta has gone further than previously thought and a clean-up will take 20 years and cost over $1bn (£614.6m), the UN said.
Half a century of oil production has had a "disastrous impact" on the swamps, mangroves and creeks of the south eastern Nigerian region of Ogoniland, forcing residents to breathe contaminated air and drink polluted water, according to a study by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).
"Since average life expectancy in Nigeria is less than 50 years,"......
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Niger Delta left with $1bn oil pollution clean-up bill
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on August 4th, 2011
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