(Fixes typo in paragraph 7) By Lucy Hornby FENGXIAN, China, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Ask people about lead poisoning in the lush mountains of northwestern China's Shaanxi province, and nearly everyone can ...

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has completed an initial screening of suspected lead smelter sites located in Detroit. The screening study was commissioned to determine if there are ...

HERCULANEUM, Mo. (AP) – From the day its founder arrived here, this Mississippi River town has been tied inseparably to lead, the heavy, dull-gray metal that has been mined in southern Missouri for ...

(Repeats to additional subscribers) * China Dongling to restart 100,000 lead-zinc plant this mth * Jiyuan government undecides restarting time for 3 smelters * Yuguang may give up shut smelter; ...

ST. LOUIS -- A lawsuit against the operators of a lead smelter in the eastern Missouri town Herculaneum can move forward as a class action on behalf of more than 200 children in the community, the ...

HERCULANEUM, Mo. -- The Doe Run Co., which owes more than $787,000 in taxes and penalties on its massive lead smelter in Jefferson County, said it plans to pay off the debt by the end of April. Most ...

We are the only place in the world where zinc, lead, and copper plants are consolidated. Exchanging intermediate byproducts between each plant during smelting is the secret to becoming No. 1 globally ...