Soaring air pollution put down to seasonal change
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Density of key air pollutants PM2.5 and PM10 shot up in China by 46.2 percent and 39.6 percent respectively in October, the environmental watchdog announced yesterday.
The Ministry of Environmental Protection attributed the rise to seasonal change.
Nearly half of the 74 major Chinese cities monitored nationwide failed to meet ministry standards on more than 50 percent of days in October.
Air quality in south China’s Pearl River Delta dropped markedly compared with September, mainly because of less rain and more sunshine, said officials. The density of PM2.5 and PM10 increased 89.5 percent and 73.8 percent.
The nine monitored cities in the Pearl River Delta averaged 24 days below the standard, while the national average stood at around 15 days.
Cities with the most serious problems were Shijiazhuang, Xingtai, Baoding, Handan, Tangshan, Jinan, Harbin, Hengshui, Xi’an and Wuhan.
China faces severe air pollution challenges. Heavy air pollution plagued Harbin, capital of northeastern China’s Heilongjiang Province, from October 19 to 23, disrupting transport and forcing schools to close.
In September, a government plan to tackle air pollution by cutting coal consumption, shutting down polluters and promote cleaner production was announced.
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