human rights watch say is children living in the foreman led mining area of san diego all still exposed to high levels of it that's despite the closure of the main mines and smelting ponds in the region 25 years ago a human rights watch report focuses on the town of that's north of the capital it's a's children are exposed to high levels of lead ins in soil and dust around their homes schools and areas they pay in the group ses that despite clean up if it's around $76000.00 people still live in heavily contaminated areas it's bring in joanna naples mitchell here she's the author off that human rights watch report welcome to to africa joanna segal report puts an emphasis on children why is this made exposure particularly dangerous for children. so that exposure is dangerous for children more so than adults for some reasons 1st children's brains and bodies