Water Pollution Scares in China

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-16940407

In China there has already been two major water pollution scares, both within the course of about a month. Most recently in Shanghai, a chemical leak from a ship filled with phenol [acid compound used to make detergents]. The cargo ship was said to be near the Jiangsu province when it spilled, and contaminated the Yangtze River which is Shanghai's main source of drinking water. The other scare was in Guangxi, back in January. The region's water became polluted due to cadmium from a mining area. Some believe that the leak came from a South Korean ship docked at Zenjiang city. From both people were warned of the dangers of consuming the drinking water, and even when not told, the smell from tap water easily put consumers off. Since these scares the problem has "gone away," but China is well known for its terrible water pollution, and if two scares can happen in one month, who knows what came happen in the years to come as the situation only seems to just be getting worse and worse.