November 7, 2011 8:48 PM
Tag: Lead poisoning
agriculture Anhui Baoji battery poisoning cadmium batteries Changqing children children's health children health Chinese Academy of Science domestic media e-waste factories farmland Fujian Gansu gold Guangdong Guangxi Guiyu Henan industrial pollution product safety propaganda propaganda department protests public health rural development Shaanxi soil contamination
Chinese Official Suspended Over Lead Poisoning
Following the discovery that over 200 children suffer from lead poisoning from a nearby battery factory, a local environmental official in Anhui has been suspended. From NPR:Zhao Yiping, the head of the local environmental protection bureau in Huaining County in Anhui province, was suspended from his duties after tests confirmed that lead emissions from Borui Battery Co. Ltd. had polluted the nearbyJanuary 8, 2011 11:20 PM
Heavy Metals Pollute 10% of China's Farmland
A tenth of China’s farmland is seriously tainted by heavy metals, according to a senior government expert. From Reuters:Wan
Dangerous Elements: Heavy Metal Pollution in China
Paul Mooney reports for the South China Morning Post on heavy metal contamination from industries such as e-waste recycling
July 20, 2011 12:41 AM
Battery Factory Sickens 24 Children In China
Twenty-four children are in the hospital in Anhui getting treatment for lead poisoning, and more than 200 have been affected,
January 6, 2011 3:29 PM
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