Alarming water pollution in China (10)

（People's Daily Online） 09:45, February 27, 2013

A woman walks across a bridge; the river under the bridge was severely polluted. (File Photo)

Edited and translated by Wang Xin, People's Daily Online.

With the rapid development of economy, water pollution has become a serious problem in China. Expanding construction of cities, over-used fertilizers and toxic chemicals and emissions from industries have worsened the pollution of water resource. More than 50 percent of rivers and lakes in China are severely polluted. Lots of Chinese still live on polluted water. The government has invested heavily in water pollution treatment and control.

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