... cities and found that particulates from coal burning cause more than 50 000 premature deaths and 400 000 cases of chronic bronchitis a year. To add this, the damage caused by air pollution in all Chinese cities already exceeds 20% of the total income of the city inhabitants. Richard Ackermann, the World Bank's environmental manager and joint author of a study on ... that China is taking more notice of its environment. The negative points include that smog and fumes threaten food production and the World Bank says that Benxi has the worst air pollution in the world. The effects on the pe...

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... Earth. A distinct percent of our food resources come from these waters including fish and plants. The air around us is what keeps the flame of life from fading and flickering out. Why would anyone pollute these precious parts of our ecosystem? Well they are, and pollution laws should be strengthened and vigorously enforced no matter what the cost. China, a country with an ... Protection, which went into effect March of "83. Regulations such as: Regulations Concerning the Prevention Damage to the Marine Environment by Coastal Construction Projects (1990), Regulations Concerning the Preve...

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... -emmision fuels. This issue impressed me the most. China is one of the biggest pollutant in the world. Infact the air quality in china is extremely poor. There is an environmental degradation in china due to the following reasons: Firstly, air pollution in china has increased due to industrialization. China has cheaper land price and labours, more resources and high demand of market ... products are being made and more industries are being set-up release green house gasses such as carbon dioxide in the air. This results in increasing number of pollutants. Secondly, air pollution in china...

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... an intensely coloured discharge from water treatment facilities. Low productivity and high energy consumption not only increase costs and reduce competitiveness, but also cause serious environmental pollution. Operational Status of Existing Treatment Facilities Residual dyestuff and chemical additives are the main elements in the textile industry wastewater. This wastewater may therefore be regarded ... wastewater treated by single chemical method can not contribute very much to meeting water discharge standards. For these reasons, The enterprises are forced to pay pollution discharge fe...

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... . Industrial and residential waste water disposal is largely unregulated and the burning of coal and other polluting materials contributes to the city's severe air and water pollution. V. Education and Culture Print section Beijing has more colleges and universities than any other Chinese city. The most prominent institutions are Beijing University, founded in 1898; and Qinghua University, founded ... ...

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... in such proportions it could be even more problematic. We can also quote the deterioration in the environment as a long-term threat. China seems to make some efforts to reduce pollution: the country has cut annual coal production from 1,3 billion tonnes in 1997 to 950 million tonnes in 2000 by closing polluting and inefficient mines while in the same time the ... exports have soared 50% in 2001. But China is already limited in arable lands and in water resources but problems such as air pollution, soil erosion or the fall of the water table is not really encouraging for the following ye...

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... protect private property rights, investors and creditors. This emphasizes a market economy and shows China's ever integration to a global market. Also environmental problems have occurred due to globalisation with water, air and noise pollution increasing dramatically mainly in urban areas. An example of an environmental problem is how the use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers soared by farmers soared, which began to approach ... ...

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... creates many problems, which are greater if the growth is rapid. With an increasing population, there are more demands for resources, clean air, and water. When there aren't enough resources to go around, people end up living in poverty. Water pollution is a tremendous problem in China. The main reason for this is inadequate treatment of municipal sewage. The result is contaminated drinking ... ...

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... ; in total, 80% is thermal (coal, gas, and crude oil); 19% hydro; and 1% nuclear. Such high dominance of coal use in China creates serious environmental problems such as air, land and water pollution. Burning coal produces greenhouse gases, and emission levels of Carbon Dioxide in China are increasing continuously. According to Chinese officials, electricity supply would have to increase by 20-30 ... ...

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... loss of authority by rural cadres which is vital to maintain long term growth in living standards. Another long term threat to growth is the deterioration in the environment, especially air pollution, soil erosion, and the steady fall of the water table specifically in the north. China continues to lose farmable land because of erosion and various economic development. Beijing will intensify ... ...

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