China farm land long contaminated with cadmium

China farm land long contaminated with cadmium

SANHE, China - In this photo taken in December, 2014, villagers of Sanhe village in China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region stand on farm land suspected of being contaminated by cadmium and other pollutants. Since the mid-1950s, a state-run company has mined lead and zinc in the area and there is evidence that the local water source has been polluted by waste from the mining operations.

China farm land long contaminated with cadmium

China farm land long contaminated with cadmium

SANHE, China - Photo taken in December, 2014, shows a drain in Sanhe village in China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The drain is suspected of being contaminated by cadmium and other pollutants. Since the mid-1950s, a state-run company has mined lead and zinc in the area and there is evidence that the local water source has been polluted by waste from the mining operations.

China farm land long contaminated with cadmium

China farm land long contaminated with cadmium

SANHE, China - In this photo taken in December, 2014, villagers of Sanhe village in China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region show swollen hands suspected of being caused by cadmium and other pollutants. Since the mid-1950s, a state-run company has mined lead and zinc in the area and there is evidence that the local water source has been polluted by waste from the mining operations.

Obokata fails to file appeal after panel condemns "STAP cell" study

Obokata fails to file appeal after panel condemns "STAP cell" study

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Haruko Obokata, a former researcher with the Riken research institute. The institute said on Jan. 6, 2015, that Obokata has not filed an appeal in response to a panel investigation finding in December, 2014 that "STAP cells" she claimed to have created almost certainly did not exist.