China’s chemical industry saw nearly 200 deaths in the first eight months of this year, equivalent to nearly one a day, a study has found.
Greenpeace East Asia, who conducted the study, said the findings showed a lax management of the world’s largest chemicals industry, and called it “appallingly under-regulated”. It also found the majority of chemical facilities were close to highly populate or ecologically sensitive areas.
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