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Mayor apologized over lead poisoning incident
(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2009-08-18 11:14 The mayor of Baoji ciy, in Northwest China's Shannxi province apologized Monday to local villagers and promised to shut down the factory which sickened many of their children by lead poisoning, the Beijing News reported Tuesday.
Fengxiang county is under the jurisdiction of Baoji city. Of the 166 serious cases diagnosed with lead levels of more than 250 mg per liter of blood - normal levels range from zero to 100 mg per liter - 154 were hospitalized. |