Water Pollution in China

By Rushitha
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    China's Water Pollution from 2010 to 2014

  • Fishes dead in Tingjiang River

    Fishes dead in Tingjiang River
    • Location: Shanghang country, Fujian Province
    • Reason: The country's largest gold producer Zijin Mining Co. was blamed for a wastewater leak that contaminated the river
    • Pollutant: Acidic copper wastewater
    • Impact: Nearly 2 million kilograms of fish in a reservoir of the Tingjiang river were poisoned or killed as a result of the leak which occurred on July 11.
    • Source: http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/854711.shtml

  • Oil Spill in the Yellow River

    Oil Spill in the Yellow River
    • Location: Dalian, Liaoning Province
    • Reason: The explosions happened after a 300,000-ton Liberian oil tanker discharged its load at the harbor. The tanker left the harbor safely. Both pipelines that exploded were owned by the China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC).
    • Pollutant: Crude Oil
    • Impact: No causalities reported. But can cause 40 different types of pollutant, however, not harmful to people's health
    • Source: http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/854711.shtml

  • Polluted water in Chachong Reservoir in Qujing

    Polluted water in Chachong Reservoir in Qujing
    • Location: Qujing, Yunnan Province
    • Reason: Luliang Chemical Industry Co. was found to have illegally dumped over 5,000 metric tons of chromium-contaminated waste near the Chachong Reservoir and in hills of Luliang county in Qujing from April to June in 2011
    • Pollutant: Chromium-contaminated waste
    • Impact: No human deaths, but, local residence have been diagnosed by cancer .
    • Source: http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/854711.shtml

  • "Milk River" in Kunming

    "Milk River" in Kunming
    • Location: Kunming, Yunnan Province
    • Reason: Three mining companies in Dongchuan District were found to have placed hidden pipes to discharge waste water into the waterway directly from 2010 to March 2013.
    • Pollutant: Waste water or toxic substances
    • Impact: Turned the water into milky white color. It will pollute the water and soil.
    • Source: http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/854711.shtml

  • Dead pigs found in Huangpu River

    Dead pigs found in Huangpu River
    • Location: Shanghai (March-April)
    • Reason: The authorities' claims that the river water was not contaminated and Shanghai's tap water was safe, laboratory tests found porcine circovirus in one water sample. The virus can spread among pigs though not to human beings.
    • Pollutant: Dirty and unsafe water
    • Impact: Dead pigs
    • Source: http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/854711.shtml