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Fish in the Yangtze River contain an "environmental hormone" that mimics the female hormone and can cause sexual prematurity and breast cancer, according to non-governmental organization members in four cities along the river.

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Air Max LTD women Tests results showed nonylphenol in a carp's body reaching up to 85 microgram per kilogram, while octylphenol in catfish reached 3.37 microgram per kilogram. The elements can be concentrated in successive stages of the food chain and harm the people's health. Due to their hazardous effect in nature, the two compounds have been on a European Union priority list that took force in 2000, and been banned or limited from industrial use in western countries.

Nike Air Rejuven8 However, China currently has no specific law to control or supervise the production and release of the chemicals. Beyond these two pollutants, heavy metal elements including lead, mercury and perfluorinated chemicals - potent compounds that can cause hormone disorders - were also found in the fish's organs, said the 24-page report.

Air Max Plus With chemical companies opening up tens of thousands of factories and plants near its banks, the Yangtze River - China's longest river, and the world's third longest - swallowed nearly 21 billion tons of sewage, amounting to 30 percent of China's total waste water in 2008, the report said.

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Chinese senior legislator Chen Zhili on Thursday called for preferential policies in taxation for enterprises using cleaner production methods to promote their competitiveness. Chen, vice chairwoman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, made the remarks during her report on an inspection on the enforcement of the Cleaner Production Promotion Law.

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