Cancer Village in China-China's environmental ministry finally acknowledged the existence of the so-called "cancer villages" after years of public speculation about the impact of pollution in certain areas. For several years, cancer cases in some villages near the plant and contaminated waters have risen sharply.
However, China's Ministry of Environment report does not explicitly parse "cancer villages". This term has no technical definition and ministry report did not elaborate on it.
The latest report from the Ministry of Environment entitled "Guard against the risk and control due to chemicals on the environment during the Five-Year 12 (2011-2015)". This report mentioned many harmful chemicals banned in many developed countries are still found in China. "Toxic chemicals have caused environmental emergencies related to water and air pollution," said the report.
The report recognizes that the chemical pose a long term risk to human health, made an immediate impact on the so-called "cancer villages". "In fact there are some serious cases of cancer villages appear in their respective regions," the report said.
The media coverage of the so-called "cancer villages" have been rife. In 2009, a Chinese journalist published a map that identifies dozens of villages that seem to be affected by heavy pollution.
In 2007 the BBC visited the hamlet Shangba in southern China where one of the scientists who study the causes and effects of pollution in the village. He found high levels of toxic heavy metals in water and believe there is a direct relationship between cancer incidence and mining in the area.
Environmental lawyer, Wang Canfa, who manages environmental advocacy organizations in Beijing, said this is the first time the phrase "cancer villages" appears in the ministry document. He hoped that no follow-up after this.
Last month Beijing and several other cities shrouded in smog pollution that are considered hazardous by the World Health Organization. Pollution has fueled public anger over the years but no real action the government handle it.
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