Friday August 14, 2009, 1:51 pm
Terrible. Thank you Dee.

Friday August 14, 2009, 1:52 pm
"More than 80 percent of the 731 children living in the two villages near the Dongling Lead and Zinc Smelting Co. in Shaanxi province have tested positive for lead poisoning, nearly double the number reported earlier this week, the official Xinhua News Agency reported late Thursday.

It said lead levels in children were as high as 506 milligrams per liter of liter of blood — more than 10 times the level considered safe by China.

Families who lived near the factory began bringing in sick children to hospitals and clinics in July and blamed the smelting factory for contaminating nearby soil, air and the area's water supply, the report said."

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Saturday August 15, 2009, 1:16 am
sadly Noted. Thanks Dee

Saturday August 15, 2009, 1:39 pm
China is notorious for this... if it is not their milk its their toys and the list is endless... They don't seem to get the bigger picture do they...