Restricted recourse

Legal and environmental experts said it will be tough for the parents of children suffering from excessive amounts of lead in Dapu township to get compensation.

It will also be difficult to find the party responsible for any condition or ailment that the children might later suffer from because of their exposure to lead, they said.

According to a name list provided to China Daily by a resident of Dapu, more than 300 children who live around Meilun Chemical Materials factory in the town suffer from excessive amounts of lead. Most of the children were tested for the lead in 2012.