Fish die-off in central China river
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E-mail Xinhua, September 4, 2013
Ammonia discharged by a chemical plant in central China's Hubei Province has lead to a huge number of dead fish in several sections of the Fuhe River since Monday afternoon, local authorities said.
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A mass of dead fish are found on Fuhe River in Wuhan, Sept 3, 2013. |
Around 100,000 kilograms of dead fish has been cleared from 40 kilometers of the Fuhe River in the suburbs of Wuhan City, according to local government investigations.
Sampling of the drain outlet of the Hubei Shuanghuan Science and Technology Stock Co. Ltd, showed that ammonia density reached 196 mg per litre on Tuesday morning, far in excess of the national standard, according to the provincial environmental protection department.
The chemical manufacturer, based in Yingcheng, Xiaogan City, is listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
The provincial environmental protection department has ordered the company to suspend operations and rectify its pollution control facilities.
The incident has cast a shadow over Huanghualao Village in Huangpi District of Wuhan, where most of the 2,000 villagers live by fishing in the Fuhe.
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