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Lead Poisoning in China: The Hidden Scourge.
- Source :
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New York Times . 6/15/2011, Vol. 160 Issue 55437, p1. 0p. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- MENGXI VILLAGE, China -- On a chilly evening early last month, a mob of more than 200 people gathered in this tiny eastern China village at the entrance to the Zhejiang Haijiu Battery Factory, a maker of lead-acid batteries for motorcycles and electric bikes. They shouldered through an outer brick wall, swept into the factory office and, in an outpouring of pure fury, smashed the cabinets, desks and computers inside. News had spread that workers and villagers had been poisoned by lead emissions from the factory, which had operated for six years despite flagrant environmental violations. But the truth was even worse: 233 adults and 99 children were ultimately found to have concentrations of lead in their blood, up to seven times the level deemed safe by the Chinese government. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *LEAD poisoning
*LEAD-acid batteries
*MOTORCYCLES
*FACTORIES
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03624331
- Volume :
- 160
- Issue :
- 55437
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- New York Times
- Publication Type :
- News
- Accession number :
- 61234294