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COMMENTS: Toxic Butterfly
The Red Butterfly is the lyrical name for a factory in rural Chongqing Province that manufactures screens for television sets. CBS' Celia Hatton traveled to central China to set the record straight, calling it "the toxic downside of China's industrial rise." Red Butterfly's waste products include strontium carbonate, leading to villagers' complaints of skin rashes, blurred vision, congested lungs and liver problems. The rate of cancer may now be as high as 70 cases for every 1,000 people. "Villagers say the area's wealthiest people have already moved away, leaving the most vulnerable."
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