Coastal and bay water seriously polluted
June 28, 2012 Category Environment, Pollution
Vice Minister of Environmental Protection Wu Xiaoqing said the quality of near-shore water in north China’s Bohai Sea and the East China Sea, as well as water in five of the nine bays along China’s coast was “extremely poor.” Wu said that of 469 stations monitoring water quality along 10 major river basins, including the Yangtze river, the Yellow river and the Pearl river, 61% reported ratings of between first and third grade last year, which means water that can be used as natural reserves and drinking water. But 25.3% of rivers were rated as fourth or fifth grade, meaning the water could not be used without suitable treatment, while 13.7% were below fifth grade, with water only fit for use in agriculture. Wu said that of 26 major lakes and reservoirs under state monitoring, 53.8% were affected by eutrophication — where excess nutrients spur excessive plant growth. Among 4,727 groundwater monitoring sites in 200 cities, the water quality of 45% has been excellent, good or relatively good, but the other 55% was poor or very poor.
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