At Least 100 Tons Of Dead Fish Hauled From Hubei River; Ammonia Concentrations 196 mg/liter

[hatrack]

EDIT

Samples taken at a water outlet from the plant on Tuesday indicated that ammonia density reached 196 milligrams per liter, a level "far in excess of the national standard," Xinhua reported, citing the provincial environmental protection department.

The World Health Organization says that natural levels of ammonia in groundwater are normally below 0.2 milligrams per liter and that surface waters can contain as much as 12 milligrams per liter.

The Hubei environmental authorities ordered the company that runs the plant, Hubei Shuanghuan Science and Technology Stock Co., to suspend operations at the plant and sort out its pollution controls, Xinhua said. CNN made repeated calls for comment Thursday, but the company's office line was busy. Its stock was suspended from trading on the Shenzhen stock exchange Wednesday.

In an update Thursday, the environmental protection department said that a recent drought in the area had "caused (a) significant drop in water level, which decreased the river's capacity to hold pollutants."

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http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/05/world/asia/china-river-dead-fish/

[Warpy]

1. I wonder how much longer it will be

until their rivers catch fire the way the Cuyahoga once did.

http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Cuyahoga_River_Fire

[pscot]

2. Burn on, big river, burn on

Burn on, big river, burn on
Now the Lord can make you tumble
And the Lord can make you turn
And the Lord can make you overflow
But the Lord can't make you burn

[kristopher]

3. Maybe its research

Perhaps they are trying to develop a shortcut to make surumi, (sort of like pink slime from fish).

It's hard to believe how much good the Clean Air and Clear Water Acts have done here.