Reuters sums up State media reports about children with lead contaminated blood: The number of Chinese children found with excess lead in their blood near a metal plant in central China has reached 1,354, state media said on Thursday, with new clashes... ...full story at Danwei
from Danwei on Thu, Aug 20 2009
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