Chemical spill leads to water shortage

0 CommentsPrint E-mail China Daily, August 5, 2010
Adjust font size:

At least 10,000 people in a South China town suffered a shortage of drinking water on Wednesday after excessive manganese was detected in their tap water.

The city government of Lufeng in Guangdong province said the manganese level in the tap water in Da'an town had been 1.2 mg per liter since Monday - 12 times the maximum permissible amount in drinking water.

The cause of the contamination remains under investigation and environmental specialists from Lufeng city were in town to conduct further tests, said Huang Xianjia, a city government spokesman.

Health officials say manganese is both a common chemical element and a required nutrient in drinking water. Nonetheless, excessive amounts of manganese can pose neurotoxic effects not limited to mental and behavioral disturbances, as well as impairment of motor skills.

The local government established emergency notices on every busy street in the city on Tuesday, warning residents not to drink tap water pending further notice.

"We're trying to remedy the situation and will keep you posted," read a notice written on scarlet paper.

However, Huang said, the contamination was "not serious."

"Tap water still appears clear with no odor", he added. "It's safe for washing and bathing."

But a resident surnamed Wang showed reporters apparent evidence to the contrary by producing two pails of water he stored on Monday. Dark sediment was clearly seen on the bottom of the buckets.

Wang and his neighbors have joined in a rush for spring water in mountains near their homes. "Many families have bought new pails", he said. "Some carry water on motorbikes, while others use shoulder poles."

Da'an town has several spring water resources nearby, so drinking water was not an immediate worry, said Huang Zhenyu, chief of the local government.

He said police and market regulators had been told to watch out for price hikes, however, as shopping runs on bottled water and food were considered likely.

The manganese-tainted water came from Da'an Waterworks, one of the two tap water suppliers in town. It provides water for more than 10,000 of the town's total 50,000 residents.

The cause of the contamination is still unknown. Town official Huang Zhenyu said there was no manganese processing plant or mine around.

Print E-mail Bookmark and Share

Go to Forum >>0 Comments

No comments.

Add your comments...

  • User Name Required
  • Your Comment
  • Racist, abusive and off-topic comments may be removed by the moderator.
Send your storiesGet more from China.org.cnMobileRSSNewsletter
主站蜘蛛池模板: 国产精品亚洲а∨天堂2021| 幻女free性zozo交| 亚洲国产成人久久一区二区三区| 看黄软件免费看在线观看| 四虎成人永久影院| 调教办公室在线观看| 国产成人精品综合| 你懂的免费在线| 国产自产一c区| 99视频精品全部在线播放| 娇妻校花欲乱往事叶子| 中文国产成人精品久久一| 日产精品99久久久久久| 久久精品国产99精品国产2021| 欧美xxxx做受性欧美88| 亚洲成在人线电影天堂色| 波多野结衣医生| 人妻内射一区二区在线视频| 精品久久久无码人妻中文字幕豆芽| 四虎影视成人永久在线播放| 草莓视频污污在线观看| 国产免费av一区二区三区| 黄网站免费在线观看| 国产无卡一级毛片aaa| 日本网址在线观看| 国产精品久久一区二区三区 | 99精品在线看| 天天色天天综合| а√天堂资源中文在线官网| 性之道在线观看| 一级片免费网址| 成人免费无码大片a毛片软件| 中文字幕无码日韩专区免费| 日产一区日产片| 丰满少妇人妻久久久久久| 无码精品人妻一区二区三区漫画| 久久久久亚洲AV成人网人人网站| 日本漂亮人妖megumi| 久久在精品线影院精品国产| 日韩国产欧美精品综合二区| 久久精品一本到99热免费|