China shuts battery factories due to lead poisoning

BBC News | May. 30, 2011 (News)

Battery factories across China have been closed amid fears about poisoning from metals used by the industry. About 74 people have been detained after reports that more than 100 people, including children, were effected [sic] by lead and cadmium poisoning. Full Story »

Posted by Jon Mitchell - via BBC News, Google News (China), Sirajul Islam (t), Vincent J Iori (t)

See All Reviews »

View

Review

Jon Mitchell
3.2
 by Jon Mitchell - May. 30, 2011

Embarrassing typo in the lead paragraph. Also, the story is pretty superficial for something this grave.

Jon posted this story.

See All Reviews »

Jon's Rating

Overall
3.2

Average
from 11 answers
Quality
3.2
Facts
4.0
Fairness
3.0
Sourcing
3.0
Style
2.0
Context
3.0
Depth
3.0
Enterprise
4.0
Relevance
3.0
Popularity
3.5
Recommendation
3.0
Credibility
4.0
More How our ratings work »