My 100th Post- China's Contaminated Water

Congradulations to me! 100 posts! I know that isn't very much in the blogger world, but it is an accomplishment for me.

On to the news...

I read a report today that says accidents that seriously contaminate China's rivers occur every two or three days. The State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA), recorded 130 incidents of water pollution in the 11 months since the environmental disaster on the Songhua River in north-east China. So that totally makes me want to take a trip to China!

China has more than 20,000 chemical factories distributed along major rivers, including 10,000 along the Yangtze River and 4,000 along the Yellow River. A chemical plant on the Xinqiang River in Yueyang county in central China was the latest to cause a spill, sending arsenic into the river that left 80,000 people without drinking water over the weekend. They spill is also threatening China's second-largest freshwater lake.

No one has been reported poisoned from the arsenide wastewater pond leakage in Hunan province. Although arsenic levels are higher than normal in Dongting Lake, a major drinking water source for Hunan, SEPA officials said it is safe to consume. The lesson to be learned is don't forget to bring a water bottle.