My dad works for a large company that produces several products. They have 3 large ponds that contain some of the harmless chemicals they produce, like a place to dump the stuff when they are done using it. These ponds are completely man made. You could swim in these ponds if you damn well please. Recently we have had alot of rain here and one of the ponds flooded. Well, the water made its way to the Pearl River, which is a fairly good sized river. My dad is the one who has been trying to solve this flooding problem as he is the Maintenance Superintendant.
The local newspaper and all the radio stations released a report yesterday stating "Local industrial site leaking Sulfuric Acid into the Pearl River" and then told about the area of the river that people should "aviod all contact with".
My dad was slightly pissed at how they blew it completely out of proportion. Oh well, damn lying media at their best.