Arsenic has poisoned a lake in southwest China that was famous for its hot springs, affecting the drinking water of at least 26,000 people, state media said. Trucks were carrying 80 tonnes of water each day to affected areas near Yangzonghai lake, in Yunnan province. In June the local environmental protection bureau detected dangerous levels of arsenic in the lake. A nearby firm had not built proper containment pools for its waste, and years of accumulated arsenic were leaching through into the groundwater and the lake, an investigation found. The factory has been closed and its managers detained. Odourless, tasteless,...
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