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China fertiliser leaves tons of harmful waste: report
AFP, Published on 03/04/2013
» Mountains of hazardous waste left from China's huge phosphate fertiliser industry are polluting nearby communities and waters, the environmental group Greenpeace said in a report on Tuesday.
Fear factor: China's toxic overload
AFP, Published on 03/06/2012
» "Every day I ask myself, what is safe to eat? The pork is laced with clenbuterol; the beef and lamb contain other toxic additives; and we don't dare drink the milk."
Yangtze river pollution sparks panic in China
AFP, Published on 08/02/2012
» A cargo ship spilled acid into China's longest river last week, contaminating tap supplies and sparking a run on bottled water in eastern China, the government and state media said.
Eight executives detained in China pollution case
AFP, Published on 02/02/2012
» China has detained another company official, bringing the total to eight, over a massive river pollution case in the country's south, the government and state media said Thursday.
China detains seven as water pollution fears widen
AFP, Published on 31/01/2012
» China said on Tuesday that it had detained seven company executives after tonnes of industrial waste including a toxic metal polluted a river, threatening water supplies for millions of people.
Pollution sparks panic water buying in China
AFP, Published on 26/01/2012
» Pollution in China's southern region of Guangxi sparked panic buying of bottled water this week after a mining firm dumped toxic cadmium into a river, according to state media.