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moosehead
Joined: 05 May 2007
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 Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 12:21 pm Post subject: more pollution scares in China |
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and you thought you might want to leave K for China, think again!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080227/ap_on_sc/china_polluted_river&printer=1
Pollution turns Chinese river system red
Tue Feb 26, 9:56 PM ET
Pollution has turned part of a major river system in central China red and bubbly, forcing authorities to cut water supplies to 200,000 people and close schools, a government news agency reported Wednesday.
Some communities along tributaries of the Hanjiang River � a branch of the Yangtze � in Hubei province were using emergency water sources, while at least 60,000 people were relying on bottled water and limited underground sources, Xinhua News Agency said.
Five schools were closed in Xingou township, while others could not provide food to students, the report said without elaborating.
Gao Qijin, head of the water company in Xingou township, said officials discovered the Dongjing River � one of the tributaries � was red and bubbly Sunday. The company immediately stopped drawing water from the river, Xinhua cited Gao as saying.
Tests showed the polluted waters contained elevated levels of ammonia, nitrogen, and permanganate, a chemical used in metal cleaning, tanning and bleaching, Xinhua said. The source of the pollution had not been determined, and an investigation was ongoing.
Local officials closed a gate linking the Hanjiang River to the tributaries, and were using water from the nearby Changhu Lake to flush out the pollutants, the report said.
A paper mill dumped waste water directly into the Hanjiang last September, forcing authorities to cut water supplies for a week in some areas, Xinhua said. It did not say how many people were affected. |
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stevemcgarrett
Joined: 24 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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moosehead:
If the threat of pollution is sufficient to compel you to remain in Korea, then please do as you wouldn't likely appreciate the HUNDRED OTHER REASONS for going to China. |
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Milwaukiedave
Joined: 02 Oct 2004
Location: Goseong
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| Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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| The sad truth is that China, the US AND Korea need to get on board and start being more enviromentally friendly. As an American, we are as much to blame as anyone. It's hard to point fingers when we ourselves don't lead on this issue. |
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moosehead
Joined: 05 May 2007
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| Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:56 am Post subject: |
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| stevemcgarrett wrote: |
moosehead:
If the threat of pollution is sufficient to compel you to remain in Korea, then please do as you wouldn't likely appreciate the HUNDRED OTHER REASONS for going to China. |
???
this makes no sense - - you might want to read what you post before posting it - but then, that might take an effort or two....  |
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stevemcgarrett
Joined: 24 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:51 am Post subject: |
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moosehead:
Strain your brain over a bowl or two of strained prunes and you might get my drift after all. |
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agentX
Joined: 12 Oct 2007
Location: Jeolla province
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| Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:57 am Post subject: |
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ㅐㅐㅗ ㄴㅊㅁ교.
Crap, I still had it set to hanguel.
Apparently it wasn't pollution, but a really unexpectedly large algae bloom.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080228/ap_on_re_as/china_polluted_river_6;_ylt=Apj2_zj_qU3V1SjmmWmtMQ9xieAA
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The algae bloom stemmed from an abrupt rise in temperature, low water levels and slow currents, according to an announcement on Web site of the Hubei provincial environmental bureau. While some types of algae can produce dangerous toxins, the announcement said this bloom was harmless, though it has a fishy smell.
Environmental regulators say the majority of China's waters are so polluted that tens of millions of people have no access to clean drinking water. In a report released last week, the State Environmental Protection Administration said several tributaries of the Yangtze and surrounding areas in Hubei have seen their water quality deteriorate, despite an ambitious plan to reduce pollution. |
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moosehead
Joined: 05 May 2007
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| Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:20 pm Post subject: |
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| stevemcgarrett wrote: |
moosehead:
Strain your brain over a bowl or two of strained prunes and you might get my drift after all. |
so you're saying you smell like sh*t??
no thanks - I live here in K there's enough of that smell everywhere  |
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moosehead
Joined: 05 May 2007
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| Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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| agentX wrote: |
Apparently it wasn't pollution, but a really unexpectedly large algae bloom.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080228/ap_on_re_as/china_polluted_river_6;_ylt=Apj2_zj_qU3V1SjmmWmtMQ9xieAA
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The algae bloom stemmed from an abrupt rise in temperature, low water levels and slow currents, according to an announcement on Web site of the Hubei provincial environmental bureau. While some types of algae can produce dangerous toxins, the announcement said this bloom was harmless, though it has a fishy smell.
Environmental regulators say the majority of China's waters are so polluted that tens of millions of people have no access to clean drinking water. In a report released last week, the State Environmental Protection Administration said several tributaries of the Yangtze and surrounding areas in Hubei have seen their water quality deteriorate, despite an ambitious plan to reduce pollution. |
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agentx - you left out the best part:
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Tests had shown the river water had elevated levels of ammonia, nitrogen and permanganate, a chemical used in metal cleaning, tanning and bleaching, the government's Xinhua News Agency had said. But the environmental bureau said the chemicals did not cause the algae bloom.
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my god one can only imagine the kind of birth defects and cancer levels China is producing!  |
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