SOS: Algae Bloom In Chinese Lakes Causes Panic Buying of Bottled Water

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clipped from www.treehugger.com Algae Bloom In Chinese Lakes Causes Panic Buying of Bottled Water "A fast-spreading, foul-smelling, blue-green algae smothered a lake in eastern China, contaminating the drinking water for millions of people and sparking panic-buying of bottled water, state media said Thursday "The city has placed a ban on price hikes and threatened hefty fines to violators, the report said. A Wal-Mart store imposed rations of 24 bottles per person,..." clipped from www.chinadaily.com.cn Blue-green algae discovered in another east China lake More blue-green algae has been found in east China, this time in China's fifth largest freshwater lake - Chaohu Lake - in the eastern province of Anhui. clipped from www.chinadaily.com.cn Blue-green algae appears in Taihu Lake again The words "SOS Taihu Lake", written using blue-green algae, are seen on the bank of the lake in this recent photo taken in Yixing, East China's Jiangsu Province. clipped from www.chinadaily.com.cn clipped from www.odditycentral.com