Majority Of Water Supply In Rural China Too Polluted To Drink

Majority Of Water Supply In Rural China Too Polluted To Drink
Aly Song / Reuters

BEIJING — More than 80 percent of the water from underground wells used by farms, factories and households across the heavily populated plains of China is unfit for drinking or bathing because of contamination from industry and farming, according to new statistics that were reported by Chinese media on Monday, raising new alarm about pollution in the world’s most populous country.

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