Pharma pollution is out of control in China
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Hepeng Jia/Beijing, China RSC
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06-24-11 08:34 AM
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Pharmaceutical pollution in China is on the increase and it's getting harder to control © Thinkstock
Harbin Pharmaceutical Group, a major pharmaceutical company in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province that specialises in antibiotics, has signed an agreement with Acheng District government (a suburb of Harbin) to build a new production plant. The agreement follows a recent pollution scandal involving the company that resulted in its active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) workshop being closed. More...
http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/News/2011/June/24061103.asp
