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Water OK again after phenol leak from korean cargo ship

Local authorities have reassured residents that it's OK to drink the tap water in Zhenjiang, East China's Jiangsu province, following a chemical spill nearby. "A panel of experts has been sent to investigate the water pollution and the result has been made public," said Jia Yunliang, deputy director of Zhenjiang's environmental protection bureau in Jiangsu province. The government of Zhenjiang - a city of 3 million people - clarified on Tuesday that the tap water is safe after the launch of an emergency mechanism, including the use of large amounts of activated carbon. The government statement said that the phenol concentration in the city's water was far below the level that can cause damage to the human body. http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.asp?id=49550

Yangtze river pollution at port of Zhenjiang sparks panic in China

A cargo ship spilled acid into China's longest river last week, contaminating tap supplies and sparking a run on bottled water in eastern China, the government and state media said. It is the nation's second water pollution scare in a month, after factories in the southern region of Guangxi contaminated water supplies for millions with toxic cadmium and other waste in January. The ship, reportedly South Korean, was docked in Zhenjiang city on the Yangtze river last Thursday when it leaked phenol - an acid used in detergents - into the water because of a faulty valve, local authorities reported. Residents started complaining their tap water had a strange smell on Friday, and soon rumours that a capsized ship was polluting the river sparked a run on bottled water in at least two cities in Jiangsu province, the Shanghai Daily said.