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Lead poisons 121 children in eastern China
BEIJING — Medical tests have shown at least 121 children living near a battery plant in eastern China are suffering from lead poisoning, the latest in a recent string of such cases that have affected hundreds.
China stresses prevention of heavy metal pollution
BEIJING — China needs to work harder to fight heavy metal pollution following the recent discovery of clusters of severe lead poisoning involving hundreds of children, the country’s environment minister said Thursday.
China faces 3rd case of kids’ mass lead poisoning
BEIJING — Two hundred children are suffering from lead poisoning in southwest China, the country’s third such case of mass sickening in the past month, an official newspaper said Monday.