... northern China (Qinghai, Ningxia, Beijing,Tianjin, Shaanxi, and Shanxi). The exception is Hunan, which is located in the South. In Fig-ure 1, the color of the provinces on the mapshows the ... survey of drinking water quality in China occurred in the 1980s, monitoring of drinking water and the sources of drinking water in 300 rural counties,together with data on disease incidence, ... the interna-tional conference on Sustainable Development in Beijing, China on March 2, 2007. The purpose of this conference edition is to present the findings of the studies undertaken in China...