Status and Prospects of Rural Drinking Water in China

Abstract:

Safe drinking water in rural areas in china was worried about, and was very urgent.Table 2 shows that more than 320 million people living in rural areas drank unhealthy water in 2004, there were 90.84 million rural residents in 2004 drinking contaminated water in china. Contaminated water became the main reason of unsafe drinking water in rural areas,coming from industrial pollution and agricultural pollution. At the same time, emergency exacerbating crisis of rural drinking water, especially rising incidents of industrial pollution. china plans to provide safe drinking water for rural residents in rural areas, through financial investment and policy support, and improves rural safe drinking water system.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 281)
• Pages: 263-266
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.281.263
• Online since: July 2011
• Authors: Zhen Hua Liu
• Keywords: Contaminated Water, Rural Residents, Rural Safe Drinking Water System, Safe Drinking Water

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