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China admits polluted ‘cancer villages’
View(s):BEIJING, Feb 23 (AFP) -China’s environment ministry has acknowledged the existence of “cancer villages”, after years of assertions by academics and domestic media that polluted areas experience higher rates of the disease.
“Poisonous and harmful chemical materials have brought about many water and atmosphere emergencies… certain places are even seeing ‘cancer villages’,” said a five-year plan that was highlighted this week.
The villages tended to be near major rivers, where people have congregated for generations but which also tended to attract industrial parks seeking easy access to water.
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