By the Numbers – Pollution causing birth defects ‘every 30 seconds’ in China
A senior family planning official in China has warned that a child is born with physical defects every 30 seconds due to the country’s high levels of environmental pollution.
Jiang Fan, a top official in China’s National Population and Family Planning Commission, says the rate of birth defects is alarming and is caused by environmental pollution.
The China Daily newspaper says Mr Jiang’s commission found the highest rate of birth defects in coal-rich Shanxi, a province with a large chemical industry.
With this report a senior government official is suggesting there is a human cost to China’s rapid economic development.
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