Image via WikipediaPoor air quality hits many big cities (Li Jing, China Daily, Aug. 2, 2011)Also discussed here: Ministry of Environmental Protection, The People’s Republic of China
Today the focus is on the state of air quality in China’s cities, 40% of which are rated “poor” according to the Ministry of Environmental Protection. The main source of the pollution, as in major cities elsewhere, is vehicle emissions which have intensified in China in the last decade or two with the increase of vehicles and population.
Key Quotes:
“The average air quality in 45 major cities - nearly four out of every 10 major cities in the country - was rated as "poor" in the first half of this year”
“Urumqi, capital of Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, recorded the highest level of pollution”
“Air quality in Beijing was also rated as poor due to the large amount of vehicle emissions, as there are more than 4.9 million cars in the capital.. Beijing discharged 1.9 percent more nitrogen dioxide in the first six months this year”
“26 cities will pilot new air quality monitoring and appraisal systems for air quality, which include total suspended particulates and the concentration of lead in the atmosphere”
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