Chinese Cadmium Spill Won’t Halt Tap Water Supply, Xinhua Says
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A toxic metal spill in the Guangxi region that contaminated a tributary of the Pearl River won’t cause cuts in tap water supplies to Liuzhou city or other downstream areas, according to a local official.
Two weeks of cleanup have contained the spill, the official Xinhua News Agency reported late yesterday, citing Feng Zhennian, an official with the regional environmental protection department. Guangxi started to overhaul the heavy-metal industry, seeking to halt pollution discharges, it said.