Cancer Cluster

Under the report of Zheng Gumei, I learned that the cancer rate in the villages was found to be too high in some rural areas of China. These villages are called "cancer villages" and belong to the cancer cluster. The reporters followed follow-up studies according to commissioned experts and professional journalists. The study found that villagers' crops were affected by pollution from chemical industries. The ash falls on the fruit, and the effluent comes from the upper reaches of the river to where the people live. Coupled with the investigation experts found that "sodium dichromate" is still appearing in the raw materials of those factory, and this chemical resource can cause serious cancer, the villagers tried to protest. But the factories side also showed the reason why they can continue to exist. “The pollution has accumulated for more than 10 years and cannot be solved immediately.” And the mistake was pushed to the original factories. This can justify our group's view that "sometimes scientific uncertainty and the reliability of information sources are closely related." Just as scientists have investigated Chongqing pregnant women after a long time, the data is uncertain. When people do not study the situation in the cancer village in time, it will lead to the inability to determine the solution in the subsequent settlement.


source link: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/jun/07/china-cancer-villages-industrial-pollution

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