As usual, China’s headlong rush to develop has injured the most vulnerable. A recent article in the New York Times revealed that half the number of children tested who lived near a battery plant had elevated lead levels in their blood. Last month it was revealed that more than 1,300 children living near a manganese processing plant had elevated lead levels. Prior to that 850 children living near a lead and zinc smelting factory had elevated lead levels, some of which, 174, had to be hospitalized. How many other children in China have been poisoned by lead?
NYT 9-28-09
Monday, October 5, 2009
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