Soweto Interviews - Asthma And Eye Problems From Mooifontein mine Dump

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What: Penelope Posen 45 yo born her, problem with lungs since birth. "Diagnosed Asthmatic 2002. More asthma here than other places today is a quiet day. You will see dust on the furniture and curtains. You can smell dust. It's hard to say which months are worse, it just depends on windy days. In other years august is the worse month. The mine was here since I was born. My child has a problem with his eyes, the mines make it worse. He doesn't have asthma, but they are starting to develop a cough. I will spend about 150-250R a month on medication. I get two for a month, but i need three... the clinic wont give me three."
Where: Next to Mooifontein mine dump
Impact: health and air pollution
Likely causes: Mine dump dust

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