In this case, we must prevent children from contracting diarrhea by improving drinking water quality, hygiene standards, and childhood nutrition levels.

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Beijing Times says authorities must also act quickly to introduce acceptable quality standards for bottled drinking water to allay public fears about contamination from deteriorating air and water quality as well as polluting industries.

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In 2006, new safe drinking water standards were introduced that increase the water quality monitoring parameters from 35 to 106 items.

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