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Analysts believe 50 percent of China’s<\/span> <\/span>tap water<\/span><\/b> does not meet natio<\/em>nal drinking water <\/span>standards<\/span><\/b>, but the problem is not so severe as to cause an immediate <\/span>threat<\/span><\/b> to human health.<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

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Beijing-based Century Weekly magazine quoted <\/span>insiders<\/span><\/b> of related authorities as saying that an unreleased survey of the country’s water quality co<\/em>nducted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development in 2009 showed that 50 percent of tap water fails to meet standards for <\/span>bacteria<\/span> <\/span><\/b>and heavy me<\/em>tals.<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

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Song Lancheng, chief engineer of the ministry’s water quality supervising body, told the magazine that of the 4,000 water treatment <\/span>plants<\/span><\/b> surveyed, 1,000 failed to meet natio<\/em>nal standards. He was quoted as saying the quality of tap water has not improved since 2009.<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

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Zou Ji, a professor of the School of Enviro<\/em>nment and Natural Resources at Renmin University of China, told the Global Times that the public should be co<\/em>ncerned a<\/em>bout the quality of water in their taps.<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

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"Tap water undergoes many different tests, and failing a single test will cause the water to be ‘<\/span>disqualified<\/span><\/b>,’" Zou said.<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

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The country’s 4,000 water plants produce 60 million tons of tap water daily, which is used by 400 million people.<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

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"Polluted drinking water can harm the <\/span>upper<\/span><\/b> <\/span>respiratory<\/span><\/b> <\/span>tract<\/span><\/b> and cause other <\/span>ailments<\/span><\/b> depending on what kind of pollutant it contains," Zou said, adding that rural areas face a more serious problem as much of the water in villages is untreated.<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

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The magazine report also said tap water can be co<\/em>ntaminated by <\/span>outdated<\/span><\/b> water treatment technologies.<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

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Wang Hong, vice president of Elan Enviro<\/em>nmental Purification Technology, agreed that tap water may be co<\/em>ntaminated as it travels from the treatment plant to people’s homes.<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

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"It’s almost impossible that treated water would fail to meet standards, the pollution is caused during transportation since most of the <\/span>pipes<\/span><\/b> haven’t been maintained for a long time," Wang told the Global Times.<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

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Zou said that some factories do not have the financial resources to <\/span>update<\/span><\/b> their equipment.<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

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New natio<\/em>nal drinking water standards, which will match European unio standards, are set to <\/span>take effect<\/span><\/b> this July.<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

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Wang said the new standard will greatly improve people’s quality of life and protect the interests of enterprises that specialize in water <\/span>purification<\/span><\/b>.<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

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"We will see if the new standards are strictly followed by treatment plants and effectively supervised by local governments. I’m not that <\/span>optimistic<\/span><\/b> tap water will immediately meet the new standard, but it is moving toward this trend in bigger cities," Zou said.<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

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Chinese you need: <\/span><\/font><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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<\/em>ink2″><\/a><\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>Tap water<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/a><\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>\uff1a<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>\u81ea\u6765\u6c34<\/span> (z<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>ì<\/span> l<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>á<\/span>i shu<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>\u01d0<\/span>)<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>Standard<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>\uff1a<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>\u6807\u51c6<\/span> (bi<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>\u0101<\/span>o zh<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>\u01d4<\/span>n)<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>Threat<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>\uff1a<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>\u5a01\u80c1<\/span> (w\u0113i xié)<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>Insider<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>\uff1a<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>\u5185\u5e55\u4eba\u58eb<\/span> (nèi mù rén shì)<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>Bacteria<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>\uff1a<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>\u7ec6\u83cc<\/span> (xì j\u016bn)<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>Plant<\/span> <\/span><\/font><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>\uff1a<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>\u5de5\u5382<\/span> (g<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>\u014d<\/span>ng ch<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>\u01ce<\/span>ng)<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>Disqualify<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>\uff1a<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>\u4e0d\u5408\u683c<\/span> (bù hé gé)<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>Upper<\/span><\/b> <\/span>respiratory<\/span><\/b> <\/span>tract<\/span><\/b><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>\uff1a<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>\u4e0a\u547c\u5438\u9053<\/span> (shàng h\u016b x\u012b dào)<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>Ailment<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>\uff1a<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>\u6162\u6027\u75be\u75c5<\/span> (màn xìng jí bìng)<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>Outdated<\/span> <\/span><\/font><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>\uff1a<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>\u8fc7\u671f\u7684<\/span> (guò q\u012b de)<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>Pipe<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>\uff1a<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>\u7ba1\u9053<\/span> (gu<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>\u01ce<\/span>n d<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>à<\/span>o)<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>Update<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>\uff1a<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>\u5347\u7ea7<\/span> (sh\u0113ng jí)<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>Take effect<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>\uff1a<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>\u751f\u6548<\/span> (sh\u0113ng xiào)<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>Purification<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>\uff1a<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/em>ink1″><\/em>ink2″>\u51c0\u5316<\/span> (jìng huà)<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Optimistic<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/b>\uff1a<\/span><\/b>\u79ef\u6781\u7684<\/span> (j\u012b jí de)<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n