Second case of child lead poisoning in China

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Updated August 25, 2009 21:07:47

More than 1,300 children in the central Chinese province of Hunan have been diagnosed with lead poisoning in the second such case in China this month. Earlier, more than 800 children were admitted into local hospitals in the north western province of Shaanxi.

Presenter: Desmond Ang
Speakers: Li Yang, National Resources Defence Council, Beijing; Vivien Tan, World Health Organisation; Jennifer Turner, director, China Environment Forum

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