There is nothing new to report. Whether this is a good sign or not, I can’t tell. Liuzhou has stopped sending out their text messages, probably as they were becoming the same every day. The international press has been arriving in Liuzhou, usually a sure sign that the story is all but over. They are [...]
It is out of date, and was out of date when it was broadcast, but here is a video of people buying water. Coming next – watching paint dry.
Some one got up early and tested the domestic water supply at 2 am this morning. It seems that the cadmium level of water leaving Liudong water works was less than 0.00060mg / l, while at Liunan water works it was 0.00081mg / l. The permitted maximum is 0.005mg / l. Rumours have been spreading [...]
The usual text messages sent out this morning showed no change to yesterday’s reported cadmium levels in Liuzhou tap water, which remain at 00060mg/l – well below the maximum safety level of 00060mg/l . In the meantime, it has been reported that “seven chemical plants executives who worked in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, including Jinchengjiang [...]
This morning, the Liuzhou emergency information service sent their now at least daily text messages informing citizens that, at 7 am today, the detected cadmium level of water entering Liuzhou West water processing plant was 0.0022mg/l and, after treatment, water is leaving the plant with a level of <0.00060mg/l which is well within national safety [...]
Just after 6 pm today, the Liuzhou authorities sent out the following text message 最新水情：29日12：00时监测数据，柳江露塘断面处镉浓度为0.0044毫克每升， 柳江饮用水源水质符合国家标准（镉<=0.005毫克/升）。【代市应急指 挥部信息发布组发】 Basically, it says that the cadmium level in the river at noon today was 0.0044 mg/l, so less than the permitted maximum of <=0.005 mg/l and less than yesterday’s 0.0049, so falls in line with what they call [...]
Things seem calmer today. Following on from late last night’s cell phone message from Liuzhou government telling us not to worry, today they started sending out regular updates about cadmium levels in the river. At 10 am this morning, according to their reports, the level was 0.005mg/l which is the maximum level considered safe. By [...]
My article on the river contamination and panic buying story has been published by Beijing based web magazine Danwei. You can read it here.
Fancy doing a bit of fishing anytime soon? Well forget it. China's Ministry of Agriculture has imposed a two month ban on fishing in the Pearl River or any of its tributaries or connected lakes. The ban takes effect for the months of April and May. The Liujiang, the river running through the heart of Liuzhou [...]
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