More than 1,300 children were sickened by lead poisoning in central China - the second such case in a month, state media said Thursday in Beijing. ...full story at cbcnews
from cbcnews on Thu, Aug 20 2009
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Children sickened by lead, again » People's Daily Nearly 100 children in Hunan province in Central China were found to have suffered from the second lead poisoning case in the country within a month, and local authorities said 600 children altogether are being tested. An unlicensed manganese smelter... |
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More parents protest over lead poisoning » Danwei 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... |
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More Lead Poisoning in Central China » China Journal A day after authorities in the northwest province of Shaanxi reported a significant increase in the number of children poisoned by lead discharge from a local smelter, a much larger case of lead poisoning is emerging in central China. |
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Another China smelter shut down amid lead poisoning fears » People's Daily Authorities in central China's Hunan Province have shut down a smelter and detained two of its executives after more than 1,300 local children were suspected to have lead poisoning, the second such scandal in the country within a month. As of... |
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