Report: Birth defects soar in coal regions

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• Mining areas in Shanxi province show levels higher than the national average
  
• Shanxi is one of China's most polluted regions, due to use of high-sulfur coal
  
• Report says rate of birth defects is related to environmental pollution
  
• Some 6 percent, or 1.2 million children nationally, born with defects every year
  
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