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Soon We Can Just Call It the Styx
Yangtze River so polluted it's on the verge of death |
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30 May 2006 |
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| Soon We Can Just Call It the Styx Yangtze River so polluted it's on the verge of death The Yangtze River is "cancerous" with pollution -- mainly industrial waste and agricultural runoff -- according to reports in China's state media. Experts estimate that within five years, up to 70 percent of its water may be unusable, particularly as drinking water for the 186 cities that borde ... |
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| Topics: China, news, pollution and waste, water pollution, Yangtze River (all these topics) |
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