Changzhou Foreign Languages School controversy

According to the broadcast, of 641 pupils who underwent medical examinations, 493 were diagnosed with ailments such as bronchitis, blood and thyroid abnormalities, and in extreme cases, lymphoma and leukemia.

[1] Before the school was relocated, three chemical factories occupied area near the modern CZFLS campus:[2] Changyu, Huada, and Changlong, a subsidiary of the large Chinese pesticide manufacturer Shenzhen Noposion Agrochemicals Company.

[3] Reports by Caixin, a Chinese magazine, quoted former Jiangsu Changlong employees who claimed the company had buried toxic waste at the site of the factory prior to its relocation in 2010.

The report claimed 641 pupils underwent medical examinations, 493 of which were found ill.[4][2] Students were described as afflicted with several health issues, such as headaches, rashes,[3] bronchitis, blood and thyroid abnormalities, and in extreme cases, tumors, leukemia, and lymphoma.

[7] The Chinese central government promised an investigation on health issues in Changzhou Foreign Language School; the Ministry of Environmental Protection stated it "attached great importance to the matter".

[3] He compared the incident to the Love Canal disaster of 1978, in which families of a residential New York neighborhood were contaminated by toxic waste, resulting in severe health issues.