Hebei sees best air quality in 5 years
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THE smog-prone northern province of Hebei has reported fairly good air quality for 66 percent of days since October 1, the best record in five years, authorities said yesterday.
Hebei, which neighbors Beijing, is home to six of China’s 10 most polluted cities, including the provincial capital Shijiazhuang, according to a Ministry of Environmental Protection report analyzing air quality in the first 10 months of this year.
Levels of PM2.5, a type of airborne particle smaller than 2.5 microns in diameter, in Hebei have fallen almost 40 percent so far compared with the same period in 2013 to an average density of 64 micrograms per cubic meter, outstripping the 25-percent smog control target set in 2013, said Wang Xiaoli, a provincial environmental protection bureau official.
Shijiazhuang has had only five days of heavy pollution since October 1, down 38.6 percent year on year, and the city’s hourly PM 2.5 density exceeded 300 per cubic meter only once, said Wang.
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