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Archive Home > 2009 > August > 21 > 1,300 Chinese children sick in 2nd lead poisoning case

1,300 Chinese children sick in 2nd lead poisoning case

By Alexa Olesen / The Bulletin
August 21, 2009

BEIJING " China detained two factory officials after 1,300 children were poisoned by pollution from a manganese processing plant, state media said Thursday, days after emissions from a lead smelter in another province sickened hundreds.

Both cases have sparked unrest and come amid growing....

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