Sulfuric acid spill on Grand Canal (Xinhua) Updated: 2006-08-04 18:09

Firefighters look into a ship which dumped 200 tons of sulfuric
acid when running aground in China's 900-year-old Grand Canal, tainting the
canal's Yuhang section in Hangzhou.Boat traffic in the area was banned for half
a day after the incident but allowed again after the alkali was dumped in the
water. About 1,000 vessels a day use the Yuhang. [Xinhua]
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