| Home / English Column / Environment / Environment -- What's New | Tools: Save | Print | E-mail | Most Read |
| Shenzhen Sees More Hazy Days |
| Adjust font size: |
Shenzhen saw 47 hazy days in the first quarter of this year, up 10 days from the same period last year, the environment watchdog said.
The rise in hazy days has been caused mainly by the cold and foggy weather, the municipal environment bureau said in its first quarterly environment report publicized Tuesday. In cold and foggy weather, it is difficult to disperse polluting particles, said the bureau. The number of days when air quality was at the first and second level of the State five-level air quality system dropped by one day to The major air polluter was nitrous dioxide, which increased by 0.017 milligram per cubic meter to 0.057 milligram per cubic meter, up 0.017 milligram per cubic meter. The density of sulphur dioxide reached 0.034 milligram per cubic meter, up 0.011 milligram per cubic meter from the same period last year. The rise in pollution was attributed to motor vehicles in Shenzhen, which rose in number by 140,000 to 1 million last year. Meanwhile, water pollution remains serious in the city, according to the report. All the 10 major rivers in Shenzhen are severely polluted, with the water quality languishing at class V of the national water quality system, which means that the water is not suitable for agricultural, industrial, or domestic use. Water in the The environment protection bureau publicized the names of 12 companies guilty of environmental pollution. Eleven of the 12 companies were fined between 50,000 (US$6,165) and 100,000 yuan for water pollution, while the other one was fined 100,000 yuan for discharging waste gas. The environmental protection bureau said it would make public the environment quality every quarter along with the names of companies that are fined 50,000 yuan or above for environment pollution. (Shenzhen Daily April 20, 2006) |
| Tools: Save | Print | E-mail | Most Read |
 |
| Related Stories |
|
