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Thread: Is bottled water safe enough to drink in China?
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[quote=JIMMYB,368728]Recently, the “Thousand Island Lake Water Quality Controversy” has been in the spotlight in Chinese media. “ The Thousand Island Lake”(Qiandao Lake), is the water source for the Nongfu Spring, a name brand Bottled Water in Hangzhou. A report released in Janauray said that the water quality of the Thousand Island Lake is put in Catorgory IV, which indicates that the surface water is only suitable for industrial use. The report named the Monthly Report on the Water Quality of China Surface Water was released by the Chinese Enviromental Monitoring Administration. However, the Administration of Environmental Protection of Zhejiang Province rated Water Quality of The Thousand Island Lake as “ Category II” ,indicating the water quality is excellent. It’s a real surprise that the water quality can be improved so dramatically in a short time. Anyone who has a head on his shoulder would question the big difference in the water quality report by the two organizations. It is worth noticing that the Thousand Island Lake is the water souce for the Nongfu Spring (农夫山泉). The Nongfu Spring Corporation is a name brand Company in Zhengjiang Province. Nongfu Spring (bottled water) ranks Top 3 in terms of sale volume among the Chinese bottled water industry, which generates huge profits and tax for Zhejiang Province. In the recent years, the consumption of bottled water has been increasing dramatically. There is a general belief among the general public that “ the water quality of bottled water” is higher than tap water. Is this true? Here is a question: “Bottled water, pure drink, or pure Hype? Do you usually drink bottle water? Do you think if it is of higher quality than boiled tap water? [/quote]
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