Battery Factory Exhaust Emissions, 1 Village Poisoning

This case adds a collection of cases due to heavy metal pollution in the State Bamboo Curtain.

Emissions from a battery factory in East China is reported to have poisoned more than 100 local villagers. Approximately 35 of whom were children. Xinhua news agency reported, Saturday, March 26, 2011.
According to the report, the case is once again adding to a series of cases of severe contamination due to metal in it Bamu Curtain country.
A total of 139 residents in a village near Taizhou in Zhejiang coastal batteries were diagnosed to have lead levels in their blood. These findings Taizhou provincial health department announced yesterday.
The worrying is three adults of whom have lead level three times above the safe limit, even though there are no residents who suffered severe lead poisoning. According to authorities, the pollution was coming from the battery plant located near the village.
"The examination showed that the levels of lead officer who discharged the battery factory in the form of gas and water has exceeded safe limits. If left unchecked, this will impact the Earth at large," said Jiang Xincai, local environmental officials.
Just to note, lead or plumbum is a kind of soft metal gray, which is generally used for the alloy make letters on the printing press. In the Malay language, he also recognized as the lead.
Lead is an element that has * the atom 82, * the atom the highest among all stable elements. Quoted in Wikipedia, he is a very potent neurotoxin (dangerous), just like mercury.
Therefore, villagers are advised to avoid foods derived from plants around the plant, including the village, because there was allegedly groundwater has been contaminated by emissions.
Battery factory whose identity is still hidden is located just a few meters from the village near Taizhou. The factory has been operating since 2005.
Currently, battery production is stopped temporarily and not allowed to operate until the problem of environmental pollution is decided in court.

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