The largest river of the Chinese city of Shenzhen turned black

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Forty years ago, water came from Maozhou, the city’s largest river Shenzhen, you could drink without filtering. Currently this the river is called black, its water exudes such a strong stench, that in the summer in the heat, local residents are forced to close their windows to there was no caustic stench in the house. According to the Monitoring Center environmental conditions of Guangdong, river water quality Maozhou and its 15 main tributaries corresponds to the last, fifth degree of pollution. The greatest pollution is caused by ammonia and phosphorus, the content of which in some areas of the river more than in 20 times higher than normal, according to Chinese media. Main source pollution are industrial enterprises. In the river basin Maozhou, which covers an area of 388 square meters. km, located 7430 of which 235 are among the most dirty production. Every day, 92 thousand tons are discharged into the river industrial waste. About three live along the banks of the river million people. Local residents say that in the 70s water from the river could be drunk without any filtration, in the 80s in it was still possible to wash clothes, swim and fish. But, since the 90s, following the rapid industrial development in In the region, the water in the river becomes darker every year. Besides industrial pollution, the river also suffers from household waste. It has turned into a public landfill, where besides household waste peasants throw away animals that have died from animal diseases, mainly pigs. Authorities tried several times to clean work, but it did not produce any noticeable results, it says message. The overall environmental situation in China is deteriorating with each year. At present, China is polluted to varying degrees. almost all surface water bodies and partially underground rivers. Photos from open sources