A woman struggles with packs of bottled water she bought in Lanzhou, Gansu province. Many Chinese people rely on bottled water because of high levels of pollution in waterways. Photo: AP A woman struggles with packs of bottled water she bought in Lanzhou, Gansu province. Many Chinese people rely on bottled water because of high levels of pollution in waterways. Photo: AP
A woman struggles with packs of bottled water she bought in Lanzhou, Gansu province. Many Chinese people rely on bottled water because of high levels of pollution in waterways. Photo: AP
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Almost a quarter of China’s bottled ‘purified’ water is sub-standard: report

Reuters in Shanghai

Updated: 5:45pm, 8 Dec, 2014

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A woman struggles with packs of bottled water she bought in Lanzhou, Gansu province. Many Chinese people rely on bottled water because of high levels of pollution in waterways. Photo: AP A woman struggles with packs of bottled water she bought in Lanzhou, Gansu province. Many Chinese people rely on bottled water because of high levels of pollution in waterways. Photo: AP
A woman struggles with packs of bottled water she bought in Lanzhou, Gansu province. Many Chinese people rely on bottled water because of high levels of pollution in waterways. Photo: AP
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