Water Crisis
With national attention focused on the drinking water crisis in the city of Harbin in China, the People's Daily devoted an entire page on the issue of drinking water safety and water security, a problem for 300 million rural residents in the country.
Life has returned to normal after several days of water supply problems for Harbin residents, who can now turn on the taps again and see crystal clear water. But, it will be years before 300 million farmers and rural families in the countryside get access to clean drinking water free of fluorine, arsenic and other poisonous industrial elements.
As a nation badly short of water resources, the lack of drinking water has haunted rural and city residents for years. With population and industrial growth occuring at rapid rates, you have to wonder what the future will hold for China and the world.
November 29, 2005 6:55 AM | Category: Chemicals