Tag: River pollution

5,916 Dead Pigs Descend on Shanghai by River (Updated)

An armada of over 3,300 [update: 5,916] dead pigs drifted down the Huangpu river towards Shanghai over the weekend, prompting a major clean-up operation. Some of the animals are said to have frozen to death; some are apparently among the 20,000 casualties of a disease outbreak in upstream Zhejiang earlier this year, with porcine circovirus detected in the river water. The virus does not harm humans

March 12, 2013 1:55 AM

China’s Massive Water Problem

This week saw the release of China’s first national water report, covering “river conditions, water conservan

March 29, 2013 2:19 PM

China Pulls 1000 Dead Ducks From River in Sichuan

As dead pigs are fished out of the Huangpu River near Shanghai, local officials say around 1000 dead ducks have been fou

March 26, 2013 7:41 AM

Pollution Solutions Succumb to Infighting

Pollution in China has reached heights forcing officials to acknowledge “ecological progress” as essential fo

March 24, 2013 7:48 PM

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