China Calls for Action to Stop Lead Poisoning
Reuters’ Royston Chan reports from Dazhai: China’s environmental protection minister has demanded urgent measures to tackle heavy metal poisoning, state media said on Thursday, as anger grows amongst...
View ArticleChinese Tests Reveal Lead In Children Near a Plant
Another case of lead poisoning of children has been confirmed in Fujian, the New York Times reports: Officials in southeastern China acknowledged on Saturday that 121 children living near a battery...
View ArticleNearly 1,000 Children Poisoned With Lead In China
From AFP: Nearly 1,000 children in central China have tested positive for lead poisoning in the latest environmental scandal to erupt in the nation’s smelting industry, state press said Tuesday. The...
View ArticleChina to Relocate 15,000 from Lead-Poisoned Area
It has been announced that 15,000 Jiyuan residents will have to relocated after 1,000 children were discovered to have lead poisoning. From AFP: Authorities in central China plan to move 15,000...
View ArticleChina Faces Reckoning Over Lead Production
Lead poisoning cases have stirred many Chinese to anger, as deaths and related illnesses have shaken the very foundations of their villages. From Barbara Demick for the Los Angeles Times: Now thousands...
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Target Pulls Valentine’s Toys Over Lead Concerns
The Washington Post reports on another product safety issue for Chinese exports – lead in toys: OAKLAND, Calif. — Target Corp. said Tuesday it was pulling its Valentine’s Day “Message Bears” from store...
View ArticleChina Factory Closed Amid Lead Poisoning Fears
Pollution from a nearby factory has caused lead poisoning in almost 100 people in Sichuan, including 88 children. From AFP: Seven children — the youngest of which is just over one year old — are being...
View ArticleChina Defends Detention of Lead Poisoning Victims who Sought Medical Help
More than fifty lead poisoning victims have been detained for six months in China after their bus was pulled over as they went for health checks. The Guardian reports: Police in Jiahe, Hunan province,...
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China’s Other Billion: Gold Mining’s Littlest Victims in Beiya, Yunnan
Following is the latest installment in a series of posts by journalist Rachel Beitarie*, who will be sharing with us dispatches from her journey across rural China. In this post, Rachel visits the...
View ArticleBattery 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, the result of living near an illegal battery factory, NPR reports: The...
View ArticleChinese 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...
View ArticleDangerous 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 and textile manufacture. The pollution can devastate health and agricultural...
View ArticleHeavy 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 Bentai, the chief engineer for China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection,...
View ArticleLead Emissions Poison 160 Children in Guangdong
Amid concerns about industrial pollution in China due to a recent case of water contamination in Guangxi, lead emissions from factories in Guangdong have poisoned 160 children. This is not the first...
View ArticleChina Tightens Food Safety Amid New Accusation
Amid concerns over food safety, China’s food and drug agency is defending itself against accusations of excessive lead in spirulina, a microalgae taken as a nutritional supplement. Lead ingestion can...
View ArticleChina Shuts Battery Factories Due to Lead Poisoning
Hundreds of Chinese factories producing rechargeable lead batteries have been closed for fear of lead poisoning. From BBC News: About 74 people have been detained this year after reports that more than...
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Minitrue: Control Discussion of Hunan Lead Poisoning
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. The name of the issuing body has been omitted to protect the source....
View ArticleEnvironmental Transparency in China Still Lacking
At Marketplace, Rob Schmitz reports police obstruction and intimidation in Chengdu, where he was following up on major (and unsuccessful) protests last year against a planned PX plant. Last year, many...
View ArticleLandmark Case on Lead Poisoning in Children Begins
On Friday, a court in Hunan Province began hearing a landmark pollution lawsuit filed by a group of 13 families from Dapu, who accused the local Melody Chemical plant of causing abnormally high levels...
View ArticleChina Faces Reckoning Over Lead Production
Lead poisoning cases have stirred many Chinese to anger, as deaths and related illnesses have shaken the very foundations of their villages. From Barbara Demick for the Los Angeles Times: Now thousands...
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