Lead in China has Poisoned Hundreds of Children

A total of 200 children suffering from lead poisoning in southwestern China. China Daily reported Monday. This is a case of mass poisoning in the country's third in the last month. The parents in Tongdu, township in the capital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, pointing to a nearby industrial area of the poisoning blamed for it. Earlier this month, more than 1,300 children in Hunan province and at least 615 children in the northern province of Shaanxi have positive lead poisoning, excessive lead content in the body can damage the nerve tissue and the reproductive system, and cause high blood pressure and memory loss. Two cases associated with metal processing company located near the home and the school population. The factories that have now closed.

Anger continued to increase in China-related public safety scandal that has made the children as victims. Communist Party was in power fear that mass protests would threaten the country's social stability and challenging the power of the party. In the case of the latter lead poisoning, environmental officials in Tongdu, as reported China Daily, said it was not related to industrial pollution, but related to vehicle emissions. some parents say that only children who live close to industrial areas suffering from poisoning. China's economic growth which has led to swift environmental issues seriously in the country. During some period, many companies dispose of toxic waste into rivers and into the ground with a capital of tacit approval from local governments who do not want to damage the continuity of economic growth in their countries.