https://www.scmp.com/rss/319937/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The discovery of excessive lead in tap water at several public housing estates - plus the legionella bacteria at one estate - has raised public alarm over water safety in Hong Kong. In fact, the Water Supplies Department has strict guidelines on drinking-water quality, based on World Health Organisation standards. Basically, microbe content, radioactive substances, chemicals such as DDT, and heavy metals, including lead, are all tested for. Based on the report from April 2014 to March 2015 of... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1839338/lead-contamination-should-spur-hong-kong-review-its-water?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1839338/lead-contamination-should-spur-hong-kong-review-its-water?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Jul 2015 05:31:11 +0000