Sudden Ecological Disaster in Taihu Lake Compels Closure of Small Chemical Plants

摘要

＜正＞ An outbreak of blue algae in TaihuLake,located in Jiangsu province inthe eastern region,one of the four big-gest lakes in China,on May 31st,2007led to the fouling of tap water providedby the Taihu Lake to Wuxi City,whichis adjacent to the lake,and residentsrushing to purchase purified water.Wuxi Municipal Government called theincident a"sudden ecological disaster"