1.0 link 120634 <![CDATA[Is Our E-Waste Harming Children?]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-chameides/is-our-e-waste-harming-ch_b_120634.html China has been sending us lead-contaminated toys, but lead contamination from U.S. products may be exacting a far heavier toll on children in China.

Number of recalls of children's products issued in the United States in 2007: 231

Number one reason for children's product recalls: lead contamination

Principal country of origin of U.S. children's products contaminated by lead: China

Percentage of children with elevated levels of lead in the United States: 2.2%

One of the principal exporters of e-waste to China despite Chinese ban: United...

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