A Shanghai TV program conducted a 32-hour test to water taps of 13 brands July 14, finding that nine of them contain excessive level of lead. Lead content in the water where tap immersed must not exceed 5ug/L according to national requirement. However, the test shows that lead content found in the taps of America Standard, Sunlot, and Chaoyan Sanitary is slightly higher than standard level, while the content for Hegll, Delta, Moen, Jomoo and Grohe is significantly higher than the permitted level. The highest lead content, or 173ug/L, was found in Roca’s tap, 34 times higher than the standard level. 

 

More than 6.67 million hectare of abandoned mining land has yet to be reclaimed, according to the Ministry of Land & Resources (MLR), and the MLR will step up its efforts in reclamation to achieve a 35% target for the ratio of reclaimed land.