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A massive clean-up starts to heal China’s polluted waters

A far-reaching effort to restore lakes and rivers to health finds success in some areas.
Dark polluted water from the Zengcheng City.

Contaminated water (dark) in the Dongjiang River in Guangzhou, China, in 2008. A nationwide crackdown on water pollution has led to cleaner rivers and lakes. Credit: China Photos/Getty

China’s sweeping campaign to cleanse filthy lakes and rivers has improved water quality in some regions — but dirty water still plagues parts of the country.

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Nature 577, 296 (2020)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-03966-7

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