Lu Guang #2876 / Some 50 households of fishermen’s families live here in the Yanglin Harbor of Taicang. Since 2002, the growth of chemical factories, paper mills, and power stations has dangerously polluted both the water and the air. Fifty-five-year-old Li Shizhong was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in March 2007. After surgery, he can no longer work, and must undergo therapy and take daily medications. 2010.3.7 / Lu Guang’s China Water Survey
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- Lu Guang #2876 / Some 50 households of fishermen’s families live here in the Yanglin Harbor of Taicang. Since 2002, the growth of chemical factories, paper mills, and power stations has dangerously polluted both the water and the air. Fifty-five-year-old Li Shizhong was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in March 2007. After surgery, he can no longer work, and must undergo therapy and take daily medications. 2010.3.7
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- Lu Guang’s China Water Survey
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- Jean Loh
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"Lu Guang #2876 / Some 50 households of fishermen’s families live here in the Yanglin Harbor of Taicang. Since 2002, the growth of chemical factories, paper mills, and power stations has dangerously polluted both the water and the air. Fifty-five-year-old Li Shizhong was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in March 2007. After surgery, he can no longer work, and must undergo therapy and take daily medications. 2010.3.7; Lu Guang’s China Water Survey." In the digital collection Trans-Asia Photography Review Images. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/t/tapic/x-7977573.0005.203-00000012/7977573.0005.203-00000012. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 07, 2025.