Heavy pollution sparks blue alert in the capital
Source: Xinhua |
March 20, 2017, Monday
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BEIJING issued a blue alert, the lowest in a four-tier system, for heavy air pollution yesterday morning.
The alert was forecast to last one day and residents were advised to take precautions and reduce outdoor activity, according to a statement issued by the city’s air pollution emergency response office.
At 10am, readings at most of the city’s monitoring stations for the hazardous fine particle matter PM2.5 exceeded 250 micrograms per cubic meter, according to Beijing Municipal Environmental Monitoring Center.
Air quality should improve by noon today, the center said.
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