Monthly Archives: December 2011

December 21 – December 28   China Vows to Curb Heavy Metal Pollution The Economic Times (December 20, 2011)   Heavy metal pollution has been a flash point in China in the past after cases of mass poisoning, especially in children, roused widespread public anger.  China promised on Tuesday to contain heavy metal pollution but admitted it faces a challenge with inadequate environment protection resources in a rapidly growing economy.  China’s targets to cut heavy metal pollution by 15% of 2007 levels by 2015 while keeping non-heavy metal pollution below 2007 levels are in line with goals outlined by its … Continue reading 阅读全文 » Add comment 发表评论(0)

December 11 – December 20 Air, Noise Pollution Among Chinese Urbanites’ Most Common Concerns: Survey Xinhua (December 12, 2011) Roughly 63 percent of Chinese urban residents said they were satisfied with the local environment, with air quality and noise being their top concerns, according to new survey results. The results, released on December 12 by the Ministry of Environmental Protection, were based on the National Bureau of Statistics randomly phoning citizens of most Chinese cities with a series of questions last year. The satisfaction rate of respondents toward air quality was 55.2 percent, 7.7 percentage points lower than the satisfaction … Continue reading 阅读全文 » Add comment 发表评论(0)

November 28th – December 10th Beijing Considers Reporting PM 2.5 Data to Public The Chinese government is considering reporting PM2.5 pollution data to the public after it received over 1500 requests from the public for publication of such data. PM2.5 particles, which are small enough to cause lung damage and other health problems, also causes economic damage to the country. Last week, several hundred flights to Beijing’s Capital Airport, the world’s second busiest airport, were canceled. According to some environmental experts, if PM2.5 were the standard taken into account for air quality, over 80% of Chinese cities would have unsatisfactory … Continue reading 阅读全文 » Add comment 发表评论(0)