Home / Environment / News Tools: Save | Print | E-mail | Most Read | Comment
Environment Report 'Not Very Reliable'
Adjust font size:

A senior environmental official has refuted a foreign media report that the country removed part of a World Bank report on pollution and health because of concerns over social unrest.

He said the report was not very reliable.

Zhou Jian, deputy minister of the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA), said: "It is a very complex issue to analyze the impact of pollution on human health. Without a common scientific methodology in the world, any survey on environment and health is not persuasive."

Even China does not have an authoritative survey, Zhou said.

He was commenting on a report in the Financial Times which said: "Beijing engineered the removal of nearly a third of a World Bank report on pollution in China because of concerns that findings on premature deaths could provoke social unrest."

According to the newspaper, the deleted part referred to about 750,000 people dying prematurely in China each year, mainly from air pollution in the large cities.

"I have read similar reports on environmental and health many times, released by varied research institutes. Every time, the figures are different," Zhou said.

Although there is no reliable research in this field, the Chinese government promises to protect human health from environmental pollution, he said.

The country is making preparations for its first national survey of pollution sources beginning next year, and will take three years. The survey aims at getting an accurate inventory of pollutants.

SEPA and the Ministry of Health have set up a joint system to keep a close watch on the impact on health by pollution.

Zhou attended the release of a report yesterday in Beijing by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on China's environmental performance.

Despite praising China's efforts in controlling pollution and improving the environment, the OECD report stated that China's environment was still a cause for concern.

Half of the cities do not have clean drinking water and more people are suffering from respiratory diseases because of air pollution, the report said.

(China Daily July 18, 2007)

Tools: Save | Print | E-mail | Most Read
Comment
Pet Name
Anonymous

China Archives
Related >>
- Environmental Situation Continues to Deteriorate
- SEPA: Pollution Picture to Brighten This Year
- SEPA Calls for More Public Involvement
- New Rules to Curb Violations of Pollution Laws
- SEPA Punishes Polluting Companies
Most Viewed >>
Air Quality 
Cities Major Pollutant Air Quality Level
Beijing particulate matter II
Shanghai particulate matter III1
Guangzhou sulfur dioxide II
Chongqing particulate matter III2
Xi'an particulate matter III1
Most Read
- White paper on energy
- Endangered monkeys grow in number
- Yangtze River's Three Gorges 2 mln years in the making
- The authorities sets sights on polluted soil
- China, US benefit from clean energy
NGO Events Calendar Tips
- Hand in hand to protect endangered animals and plants
- Changchun, Mini-marathon Aimed at Protecting Siberian Tiger
- Water Walk by Nature University
- Green Earth Documentary Salon
- Prof. Maria E. Fernandez to Give a Lecture on Climate Change
More
Archives
UN meets on climate change
The UN Climate Change Conference brought together representatives of over 180 countries and observers from various organizations.
Panda Facts
A record 28 panda cubs born via artificial insemination have survived in 2006.
South China Karst
Rich and unique karst landforms located in south China display exceptional natural beauty.
Saving the Tibetan Antelopes
The rare animals survive in the harsh natural environment of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
More
Laws & Regulations
- Forestry Law of the People's Republic of China
- Meteorology Law of the People's Republic of China
- Fire Control Law of the People's Republic of China
- Law on Protecting Against and Mitigating Earthquake Disasters
- Law of the People's Republic of China on Conserving Energy
More
Links:
State Environmental Protection Administration
Ministry of Water Resources
Ministry of Land and Resources
China Environmental Industry Network
Chengdu Giant Panda Research Base
主站蜘蛛池模板: 玄兵chinesemoney| 麻豆国产精品免费视频| 好猛好紧好硬使劲好大国产| 久久久久无码精品国产| 欧美国产在线视频| 亚洲精品狼友在线播放| 精品一区二区三区波多野结衣| 国产一级淫片a| 黄色片一级毛片| 国产精品久久99| 91制片厂制作传媒免费版樱花| 天天躁夜夜躁狠狠躁2021a| 啊用力点国产嗯快在线观看| 黑人与中国女一级毛片不卡| 好紧好爽欲yy18p| 中日韩精品电影推荐网站| 日韩电影手机在线观看| 体育生开房互操| 精品国产青草久久久久福利| 国产精品中文字幕在线| 97国产在线观看| 大象视频在线免费观看| 久久天天躁狠狠躁夜夜不卡| 求网址你懂你的2022| 免费无码国产V片在线观看| 美女视频黄频a免费| 国产一区二区在线观看麻豆| 青青青国产精品一区二区| 国产日韩av在线播放| a级韩国乱理论片在线观看| 少妇人妻偷人精品视蜜桃| 中文字幕乱伦视频| 无限韩国视频免费播放| 久久天天躁夜夜躁2019| 日韩欧美第一页| 乱e伦有声小说| 校花小雪和门卫老头阅读合集| 亚洲午夜精品久久久久久人妖| 欧美日韩亚洲一区| 亚洲日本久久一区二区va| 欧美精品黑人粗大|