Yellow River heavily polluted

Yellow River is the second longest river in China, and is like many other rivers in China heavily polluted. According to the results of the newest scientific study one third of China's Yellow river is heavily polluted, not safe for normal use, mainly because of China's rapid economic boom followed by vast number of industrial waste. What is even worse is the fact that this river supplies water to millions of people in northern China, so it is really only matter of time before we see rapid increase in waterborne diseases in this part of China.

This region was always among top industry regions in China, now more than ever before, but it has also been known for being chronically short of water. Samples taken from this river showed that 33.8 percent of the river is worse than level 5, meaning not only that this water is unsafe for drinking but also for industrial use and agriculture. Only 16.1 percent of the river samples reached level 1 or 2 — which is level when water is considered safe for household use.