Archbishop seeks help in cleanup of lead pollution

A Catholic archbishop from Peru visited St. Louis this week as part of a growing international effort to address health and environmental problems surrounding a local company's lead smelter in the Andes Mountains.

Archbishop Pedro Barreto said he hoped the response to the "grave problems" in La Oroya, Peru, would provide a model of collaboration among public, private and religious groups.

"In this global world in which we live, solidarity must also be global," Barreto said in Spanish through a translator.

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