The tenby10 goal

To date, the Smelter has committed $56 million to the tenby10 project, the vast majority of this being spent on site improvements aimed at reducing emissions.

Click here to read about how the Smelter is reducing emissions on site

There are many ways at reducing lead exposure in the community, such as ensuring hands are washed before eating, and the tenby10 projects works to encourage and educate the community on how everyone can help achieve the goal.

Click here to read about what you can do to reduce exposure to lead

Various methods have been used to communicate the tenby10 message effectively to the community, such as the tenby10 van, leaflets, establishing a helpline and development of this website to name just a few.

Click here to read more about the tenby10 communications strategy

To understand the issue thoroughly, air monitoring stations have been installed around the city and children's blood lead levels are monitored closely.

Click here to read more about lead levels in the air and here for information about monitoring children's blood lead levels

It is accepted worldwide that children's blood levels should be below ten micrograms per decilitre to be safe.

Studies on the effects of lead in children have demonstrated a relationship between exposure to lead and a variety of adverse health effects. Although no threshold level for these effects has been established, the available evidence suggests that lead toxicity may occur at blood lead levels of 10 - 15 µg/dL.