Toxic heavy metal lead found at 700 times national limit in China’s water supply

‘Chinese officials discovered nightmarish levels of lead and mercury in Jixi, a northeastern city, last month. After testing underground water in Jixi’s Liumao Village in Heilongjiang Province, researches found mercury levels nine times the national standard, reported China Central Television.
Cancer-causing lead levels were 700 times the national standard.
Heavy metals such as lead, cadmium and mercury are often found in Chinese food exports. The occurrence of heavy metals found in Chinese exports is the result of extreme environmental pollution. One of the nation’s leading culprits for pollution is the graphite-mining industry, in which China is the leading producer, providing 70 percent of the world’s supply.’
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