About 1,354 children in Hunan province test positive for abnormal levels of lead . The government has been trying to reduce the amount of lead found in drinking water since last year, but it is still a problem. crops are contaminated by lead . '' Eight factories shuttered ; wo n't reopen until they meet safety standards . Environmental protection officials dispatched to conduct inspections . Children turn up with high levels of lead elsewhere in China .
About 1,354 children in Hunan province test positive for abnormal levels of lead . The government has been trying to reduce the amount of lead found in drinking water since last year, but it is still a problem. Eight factories shuttered ; wo n't reopen until they meet safety standards . Environmental protection officials dispatched to conduct inspections . Children turn up with high levels of lead elsewhere in China .