Severe lead pollution contaminates indoor environment

时间：2007-04-06 01:34:47

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Chinanews, Beijing, April 5 - A case of lead poisoning was found on a baby of only one day old in Beijing in 2005, and the interior decoration of the baby's room, even the slippers1 and tableware, were also found containing too much lead. The baby fell victim to lead poisoning well before it was born.

 

Before April 7, the World Health Day, WHO Collaborating2 Center for Children's Health and Beijing Pediatric Institute jointly3 released the result of a research in the last 3 years. The research was conducted in 15 Chinese cities, covering 45,000 children under the age of 6, and 10% of them were found containing too much lead in their bodies.

 

Lead is poisonous to the brain, thus too much lead in the environment will definitely affect children's brain development adversely4.

 

Statistics show that 80% of lead poisoning in China has something to do with interior decorations. Children take in 20% to 30% lead in their bodies via their respiratory tracts5 and 50% through food. Infants can be harmed as their mothers live in such environment.

 

There will be a baby boom in China this year, and if nothing has been done to eliminate the danger of lead dust from decorations, many lovely "gold pig babies" born in this Year of the Pig will be “lead pig babies” instead.

 
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1 slippers oiPzHV     
n. 拖鞋
参考例句：
  • a pair of slippers 一双拖鞋
  • He kicked his slippers off and dropped on to the bed. 他踢掉了拖鞋，倒在床上。
2 collaborating bd93aed5558c4b146fa553d822f7c432     
合作( collaborate的现在分词 )； 勾结叛国
参考例句：
  • Joe is collaborating on the work with a friend. 乔正与一位朋友合作做那件工作。
  • He was not only learning from but also collaborating with Joseph Thomson. 他不仅是在跟约瑟福？汤姆逊学习，而且也是在和他合作。
3 jointly jp9zvS     
ad.联合地，共同地
参考例句：
  • Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
  • She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。
4 adversely 6zEzi6     
ad.有害地
参考例句：
  • We commented adversely upon the imbecility of that message of telegraphic style. 我们对着这条电报式的愚蠢的留言发泄了一通不满。
  • Widely fluctuating exchange rates may adversely affect international trade. 浮动幅度很大的汇率可能会对国际贸易产生有害的影响。
5 tracts fcea36d422dccf9d9420a7dd83bea091     
大片土地( tract的名词复数 )； 地带； （体内的）道； （尤指宣扬宗教、伦理或政治的）短文
参考例句：
  • vast tracts of forest 大片大片的森林
  • There are tracts of desert in Australia. 澳大利亚有大片沙漠。

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