Nearly 1,000 children in a central Chinese province have tested positive for excessive lead in their blood, state media reported ... ...full story at USA Today
from USA Today on Tue, Oct 13 2009
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Almost 1,000 children test positive for high lead levels in central China » People's Daily Blood tests on 968 children in China's biggest lead smelting base have shown excessive lead levels. The health bureau of Jiyuan City, in the central Henan Province, initiated the tests after a lead poisoning scandal was exposed in the neighboring... |
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15,000 people to move away from lead poisoning threat in central China » People's Daily The government of Jiyuan, China's biggest lead smelting base, plans to move 15,000 residents away from the threat of lead poisoning, after nearly 1,000 children were tested to have excessive lead in blood. Zhao Suping, mayor of the city in central... |
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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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121 children suffer lead poisoning in SE China » People's Daily A total of 121 children in a county in southeast China's Fujian Province have been found to have excessive lead in their blood, local government said Saturday. Two medical institutions tested a total of 287 children aged under 14 in Shanghang... |
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138 children tested of excessive lead in blood in NW China » People's Daily Doctors found excessive lead in the blood of 138 children in two villages in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, said local authorities Friday. The Madaokou village and Sunjianantou village of the Changqing Township are located near an industrial... |
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