Water Crisis in China
Scientists in China believe that the water quality of its rivers and lakes are up to 60 percent contaminated to some extent. 28 percent of the waterways fail to meet the country's lowest of the five levels of water quality, meaning the water is severely polluted.
Another 32 percent fall under the fourth and fifth levels of water quality, which are affected by pollution and cannot be used as drinking water. A total of 40 percent, are categorized in the first three levels, which means the water can be used as a drinking water source.
The results are from a national environmental survey program that monitors 745 areas for water. One of the lakes that was found to be polluted in the report was Taihu Lake, which became a source of a water crisis recently in the city of Wuxi when it was polluted with blue-green algae.
June 7, 2007 6:55 AM | Category: Water