Nigeria:Oil Spills Lead to Increased Newborn Mortality in the Niger Delta
(WorldNews Switzerland)

Researchers from the University of Sankt Gallen have found that neonatal mortality rises if a child`s mother lives close to an oil spill before conception. Niger Delta resident Annkio Briggs still remembers the days when she could simply draw water from her family`s well without having to worry about it being contaminated. ......