China's tap water cleared of benzene in some areas: Xinhua

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China's tap water cleared of benzene in some areas: Xinhua

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/chinas-tap-water-cleared-benzene-areas-xinhua-115322719.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fji6yQnd0T.agLUQ7Xd7VA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-04-11T093453Z_1_CBREA3A0QMB00_RTROPTP_2_CHINA-POLLUTION.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="People line up to buy cartons of bottled water at a supermarket after reports on heavy levels of benzene in local tap water, in Lanzhou" align="left" title="People line up to buy cartons of bottled water at a supermarket after reports on heavy levels of benzene in local tap water, in Lanzhou" border="0" /></a>The Chinese city of Lanzhou has cancelled emergency measures in two districts after tests of water samples there found no more cancer-inducing benzene, the state news agency Xinhua reported. Residents in the northwestern city of Lanzhou, Gansu province, rushed to buy bottled drinks on Friday after authorities said benzene had been found in tapwater at 20 times above national safety levels. The city government rolled out an emergency supply of free drinking water for the two districts after turning off water taps there. But by Saturday morning, the environmental monitoring department found no more benzene in four tests of samples taken from Chengguan and Qilihe districts, Xinhua said.</p><br clear="all"/>

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