Zinc (Zn)

Elements by BBC

May 4, 201629:32Business

The metal that brings shelter and good health to India's poorest. Presenter Laurence Knight travels to a bustling Delhi where Rahul Sharma of the International Zinc Association explains how this self-sacrificing chemical...

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