Pink lake puzzle for the experts
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A LAKE has turned pink in northwest China and environmental experts are trying to find out why.
The square-kilometer expanse of water is part of the Qinghai Lake complex in Qinghai Province, separated from the main lake by a strip of sand.
Officials with the Qinghai Lake Preservation and Administration Office said a large amount of mud and weeds were tainted by a “pink-colored substance.”
Water samples have been sent to a lab in central Hubei Province for analysis.
Officials were alerted after a member of the public uploaded images of the pink lake to the Internet.
“The lake is surrounded by pastures and small settlements. There is no industry nearby, so we can rule out the hypothesis that the lake was polluted that way,” said a statement posted on the office’s website.
Qinghai Lake, on the northeast part of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, covers 4,429 square kilometers and is an important habitat for birds.
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