Pollution Victim in Henan

58-year-old Xue Guangliang, a villager of Zhangying (Zhao Lin village) in Wugang city, developed cerebral thrombosis five years ago. He always exercises in the village with a chair. There are more than ten cerebral thrombosis patients in the village, located along the polluted river Hong.

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UNDER LICENSE FROM LU GUANG ON THE CONDITION THAT IMAGES ARE STRICTLY FOR GREENPEACE WEB AND GREENPEACE INTERNAL PUBLICATION USE ONLY. NO DISTRIBUTION TO THIRD PARTIES. NO WEB SHARING SITES, ADVERTISING OR REDISTRIBUTION.

Unique identifier: GP0206L

Type: Image

Shoot date: 06/04/2009

Locations: Asia, China, Henan

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Lu Guang

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Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Toxic Industry Waste Water in Henan

Chinese people living in Zhangyuzhuang village in Henan Province, suffer serious illnesses as a result of toxic waste water from the local industry. The cluster of paper and chemical factories about 15km upstream is discharging polluted waste water into the stream used by the villagers. To protect the health of the local population and the environment Greenpeace is calling for zero discharge of hazardous chemicals.

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