Nearl 60% Of China's Groundwater Contaminated; 70% Of N. China Groundwater Not Safe To Touch

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Nearly 60% of China’s underground water is polluted, state media has reported, underscoring the severity of the country’s environmental woes.

The country’s land and resources ministry found that among 4,778 testing spots in 203 cities, 44% had “relatively poor” underground water quality; the groundwater in another 15.7% tested as “very poor”.

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The Chinese government is only now beginning to address the noxious environmental effects of its long-held growth-at-all-costs development model. While authorities have become more transparent about air quality data within the past year, information about water and soil pollution in many places remains relatively well-guarded.

Xinhua reported last year that about one-third of China’s water resources are groundwater-based, and that only 3% of the country’s urban groundwater can be classified as “clean”. A land ministry report from last year said that 70% of groundwater in the north China plain - a 400,000 sq km swath of some of the world’s most densely-populated land - is unfit for human touch.

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http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/apr/23/china-half-groundwater-polluted

[CanonRay]

1. Here's my question; Are China's cancer rates off the charts?

Or is there still a time lag, as China was not very industrialized before the 80's.

[eppur_se_muova]

2. and one fifth of China's soil ...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/112768119