Oil company blamed for toxic tap water in China: Xinhua
Beijing (AFP) April 12, 2014 - A Chinese oil giant was to blame for a toxic leak that contaminated tap water in a northwestern city, leading panicked residents to clear stores of bottled water, state media said Saturday. Tests conducted on Thursday and Friday showed that tap water in Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu province, had as much as 200 micrograms of the toxic chemical benzene per litre - 20 times the national limit ... more

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