Lead poisons at least 615 children in China Posted byadmin August 14, 2009 Abnormal lead levels have been detected in at least 615 children living near a smelting plant in northwest China, state media reported Thursday. Related posts: China’s disabled quake children piece together their lives Tainted pain reliever tied to children’s deaths Chinese mothers lose children, livelihoods in fatal wreck Report: China quake destroys 10,000 homes Arrests made after tainted medicine kills 84 children