Dangerous chemical pollutes drinking water in China
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Published on Jan 29, 2012 by Euronews
http://www.euronews.net/ Emergency workers in southern China are pouring sacks of neutralising powder into drains leading to the Liujiang River as they try to tackle a chemical spill.
The pollution has been caused by a local factory releasing the toxic chemical cadmium into the river. The cancer-causing toxin, which is especially dangerous for young children, was detected in the water twelve days ago at twice the legal limit.
The spill is affecting the drinking water of 3.7 million people living in the city of Liuzhou.
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Her pronunciation of the river's name is hilariously wrong!
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China the world leader of air contamination has now to deal with its seriously contaminated water.
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twice the legal limit?! there's a nonzero acceptable level of cadmium in drinking water?!
and how about that band-aid fix; aluminum chloride. bigger chunks. niiiice.
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At least they came up with a solution... Try Africa... 10 million ppl must have been dead b4 even realizing that there is a problem.
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Centuries ago we in the UK dumped chemicals into drains and thus rivers, and paid the price. Why can the 'modern' industrial societies not learn from our mistakes?
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crazy
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@KhmerD0g I know! This all is going way to Far!
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cadmium is extremely carcinogenic ... but aluminium chloride is a neuro toxin ... nobody does science in China ?
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bravo china, all the money in tthe world, still a 3rd world ccountr in terms of looking after you're people.
Crazybenjiwoo 3 weeks ago 7
LET´S MAKE MONEY, FUCK THE WATER THE AIR AND THE FOOD, THE NATURE AND ALL.. wait, we´re part of narture and we can´t eat money.. oh, fuck it, let´s go shopping O_o
mistresspav 3 weeks ago 4