Blood-lead level testing resumed amid outcry
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="resumed">resumed</span> <span word="blood">blood</span>-<span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="testing">testing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="suspicion">suspicion</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="halt">halt</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="July">July</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="blinding">blinding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="harmful">harmful</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="First">First</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Hospital">Hospital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chenzhou">Chenzhou</span>, <span word="Hunan">Hunan</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="resumed">resumed</span> <span word="blood">blood</span>-<span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="testing">testing</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="provincial">provincial</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Huang">Huang</span> <span word="Shujun">Shujun</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="bureau">bureau</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="repaired">repaired</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fix">fix</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="exists">exists</span>," <span word="Xiong">Xiong</span> <span word="Bo">Bo</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="vice">vice</span>-<span word="president">president</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Shi">Shi</span> <span word="Wenyuan">Wenyuan</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lab">lab</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="testing">testing</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="halted">halted</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="inaccurate">inaccurate</span> <span word="reports">reports</span>. "<span word="Blood">Blood</span>-<span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="testing">testing</span> <span word="puts">puts</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="demands">demands</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="lab">lab</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="accuracy">accuracy</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span>, <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2009, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="stable">stable</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="accurate">accurate</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="reports">reports</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="halted">halted</span> <span word="testing">testing</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="exposed">exposed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Chenzhou">Chenzhou</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Feb">Feb</span> 18. <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="deleted">deleted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="edition">edition</span>.</p><p><span word="Instead">Instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="quelling">quelling</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="removal">removal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="uproar">uproar</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Web">Web</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="incident">incident</span>.</p><p><span word="Questions">Questions</span>:</p><p>1. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="involved">involved</span>?</p><p>2. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Shi">Shi</span> <span word="Wenyuan">Wenyuan</span>?</p><p>3. <span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="exposed">exposed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Feb">Feb</span> 18?</p>
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