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04-18-2016, 09:24 AM
Hundreds of Chinese students fall seriously ill at school built on toxic site
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An investigation was launched on Sunday by China's Ministry of Environmental Protection on the Changzhou Foreign Language School in Jiangsu, China, after almost 500 students fell ill with a range of illnesses as serious as cancer.
Of the 641 students examined by doctors, 493 of them were diag**sed with several diseases.
SEE ALSO: Thousands of cans of fake infant formula are still out there in China (http://mashable.com/2016/04/11/fake-infant-formula-china/)
According to China Daily, the pollution-related illnesses (http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2016-04/18/content_24617459.htm) include dermatitis, eczema, blood ab**rmalities and leukemia — a type of cancer.
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The students started to fall ill after the school moved to a facility built on a toxic site that previously housed three chemical factories in September, reported (http://news.cctv.com/2016/04/18/ARTIbhObnrjClSAj1jJXZbzG160418.shtml) CCTV News. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/18/chinese-school-toxic-site/)
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An investigation was launched on Sunday by China's Ministry of Environmental Protection on the Changzhou Foreign Language School in Jiangsu, China, after almost 500 students fell ill with a range of illnesses as serious as cancer.
Of the 641 students examined by doctors, 493 of them were diag**sed with several diseases.
SEE ALSO: Thousands of cans of fake infant formula are still out there in China (http://mashable.com/2016/04/11/fake-infant-formula-china/)
According to China Daily, the pollution-related illnesses (http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2016-04/18/content_24617459.htm) include dermatitis, eczema, blood ab**rmalities and leukemia — a type of cancer.
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Image: sina weibo
The students started to fall ill after the school moved to a facility built on a toxic site that previously housed three chemical factories in September, reported (http://news.cctv.com/2016/04/18/ARTIbhObnrjClSAj1jJXZbzG160418.shtml) CCTV News. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/18/chinese-school-toxic-site/)
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