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28 Apr 2016

China: Nearly 500 pupils at Changzhou school fallen ill, allegedly due to soil & water contamination from nearby chemical plants

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"Parents have complained that their teenage children have been falling ill since the school moved near a site where soil and groundwater had been contaminated by three chemical plants. A CCTV report last week said nearly 500 pupils had developed health problems, including abnormalities in their blood and thyroids, bronchitis, lymphoma and even leukaemia."...

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