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China’s Other Pollution Problem: Water
http://www.voanews.com/content/beijing-releasing-statistics-on-water-pollution/1589425.htmlVideo Transcription:
BEIJING — When chemicals recently contaminated a river in China’s northern Shanxi province, it took authorities five days to report the incident. While the mayor offered an apology and chemical plant officials were dismissed, the spill ended up affecting drinking water in several cities downstream.
It also dealt another blow to public confidence in the government.
Official statistics indicate China has around 1,700 water pollution accidents each year, and up to 40 percent of the country’s rivers are seriously polluted.
Not only are natural water sources polluted, but they are becoming scarce as well.
