Chinese Skeptical Of ‘Safe’ Water – AP

From AP, via CBS News:

Image1080993GDespite tap water being turned back on in Harbin, the Chinese city whose water was turned off for five days after being polluted with a toxic cocktail of chemicals, residents are wary. And the spill ” which includes cancer-causing benzene ” will remain frozen in the Songhua River until spring, prolonging the problem.

See also “China speeds efforts to raise water quality” from the International Herald tribune.

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November 29, 2005 10:28 AM
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