Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Patient-at-Hospital-in-China-27MZIFJXHPSOT.htmlConceptually similarPatient at Hospital in ChinaGP0STRBRECompleted★★★★Patient Waiting for Treatment at Hospital in ChinaGP0STRBRHCompleted★★★★Resident's Health Affected by Exposure to Heavy Metals in ChinaGP0STRBRPCompleted★★★★Resident's Health Affected by Exposure to Heavy Metals in ChinaGP0STRBRKCompleted★★★★Resident's Health Affected by Exposure to Heavy Metals in ChinaGP0STRBRLCompleted★★★★Patients at Huayuan People's Hospital in ChinaGP0STRBRFCompleted★★★★Patients at Hospital in ChinaGP0STRBRCCompleted★★★★★★Girls' Health Affected by Exposure to Heavy Metals in ChinaGP0STRBRQCompleted★★★★Victim of Heavy Metal Pollution in ChinaGP0STRBRSCompleted★★★★View AllGP0STRBRDPatient at Hospital in ChinaInfusion tube on patient Wang Qiang's arm. Wang Qiang (alias) grew up in Laowangzhai village, Hunan province, and was born in 1985, at a time when the lead and zinc mines started to develop in the province. Two decades of lead and zinc mining in the area has taken a major toll. The population of the villages, most of who are ethnically Miao, has experienced severe health impacts as a result of heavy metal exposure.Wang became ill and was diagnosed with uremia, a complication of chronic kidney disease. In the last few years, the medical treatments cost his family hundreds of thousands yuan. Currently, he gets three hemodialysis treatments per week, which add up to more than 10,000 yuan per year. If he does not get the treatments for three days, he will suffer from symptoms of fatigue and dizziness.In original language:王强的小手臂为了透析预留的输液管为了透析,王强的小手臂上有一个预留的输液管。王强(化名)自幼在老王寨村长大,生于1985年,恰逢当地铅锌矿和随之而来的尾矿库的兴起。大四那年,王强自觉浑身乏力,脸色发黄。家人带他四处求医之后,他最终被确诊为尿毒症。几年来,家中为此已花费数十万元。如今,他每周血液透析三次,医保报销后,仍需每年负担1万多元的医疗费。倘若他三天没有进行血液透析,就会出现乏力、头晕和无法行走的症状,死亡就会向他逼近,找到肾源换肾,是王强现在的唯一希望。Locations:Asia-China-East Asia-HunanDate:20 Jul, 2017Credit:© Qiu Bo / GreenpeaceMaximum size:5760px X 3840pxKeywords:Day-Health-Hospitals-Illness-Indoors-KWCI (GPI)-Metals-Pollution-Toxic waste-Toxics (campaign title)Shoot:Impacts of Toxic Waste from Heavy Metal Mining on Local Population in Hunan Province, ChinaA documentation showing the severe health impacts of heavy metal mines on the local population in Hunan province. In May 2017, Greenpeace East Asia was informed about a case of severe soil pollution across five neighboring villages in Hunan Province, China. Hunan is China’s largest rice producer, but the province’s fertile rice paddies are interspersed with heavy metal mines, a combination that has led to dangerously high levels of soil pollution.Yet available information about the extent of soil pollution in Hunan is limited.Two decades of lead and zinc mining in these five villages has taken a major toll. The population of the villages, most of who are ethnically Miao, has experienced severe health impacts as a result of heavy metal exposure.Eighty to 90 percent of the population in these five villages has kidney stones, and, each year, an average of 40 additional patients suffer from uremia, a complication of chronic kidney disease. In 2014, blood lead levels of all but one child tested in the villages exceeded the national standard.In response, residents petitioned the local government and were seen blocking trucks heading to and from the mine to ask for compensation.Greenpeace East Asia tested soil samples from the area. For the majority of samples, cadmium, arsenic, lead and zinc exceeded the national standard. Rice samples also tested above the national standard for chromium and lead, and, in several cases, arsenic. A more detailed breakdown of the results is available.Related Collections:Lead and Zinc Mine Tailing Ponds Surrounding Villages in Hunan Province, China