Chinese pay price for world's rare earths addiction

Chinese pay price for world's rare earths addiction
Baotou, China (AFP) May 1, 2011 - Peasant farmer Wang Tao used to grow corn, potatoes and wheat within a stone's throw of a dumping ground for rare earths waste until toxic chemicals leaked into the water supply and poisoned his land. Farmers living near the 10-square-kilometre expanse in northern China say they have lost teeth and their hair has turned white while tests show the soil and water contain high levels of cancer- ... more

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