Disease in rural China linked to polluted coal

In remote, rural areas of southwestern China, villagers cook and dry their clothes by burning pieces of coal they pick up off the ground. This fuel releases a toxin that may be poisoning millions of people, according to an ongoing investigation by chemists at the University at Buffalo in New York. The researchers are presenting their work today at the AVS 57th International Symposium and Exhibition, which takes place this week at the Albuquerque Convention Centre in New Mexico...

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