Battery probe finds high lead in 31 people
Source: Xinhua |
May 10, 2011, Tuesday
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AT least 31 residents in an east China county have excessive levels of lead in their blood, local officials said yesterday, as investigators probe the role of a local battery factory.
Police in Deqing County, Zhejiang Province, are also questioning the head of Zhejiang Haijiu Battery Co, which is suspected of leaking lead, a spokesman for the county government said.
Operations at the plant remain suspended.
Meanwhile, a team of investigators with the Ministry of Environmental Protection have joined the probe.
The spokesman said 317 villagers have undergone blood tests. Thirty-one, including eleven children, were found to have excessive levels of lead in their blood.
Authorities have ordered a safety check of all 26 heavy metal factories in Deqing.
Haijiu Battery Co, Ltd, founded in May 2003, mainly produces lead-acid batteries for motorcycles.
It has 1,000 employees and an annual output of 9 million batteries.
Police in Deqing County, Zhejiang Province, are also questioning the head of Zhejiang Haijiu Battery Co, which is suspected of leaking lead, a spokesman for the county government said.
Operations at the plant remain suspended.
Meanwhile, a team of investigators with the Ministry of Environmental Protection have joined the probe.
The spokesman said 317 villagers have undergone blood tests. Thirty-one, including eleven children, were found to have excessive levels of lead in their blood.
Authorities have ordered a safety check of all 26 heavy metal factories in Deqing.
Haijiu Battery Co, Ltd, founded in May 2003, mainly produces lead-acid batteries for motorcycles.
It has 1,000 employees and an annual output of 9 million batteries.
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