More than 90% days with good air quality in Shanghai
June 28, 2012 Category Environment, Pollution
Shanghai saw 337 days, or 92.3%, of excellent and good air quality last year while the water environment remained stable, levels of acid rain, dust and noise pollution dropped and radiation was normal, the Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau announced. It was the third consecutive year that Shanghai had more than 90% of high quality days. PM10 particles were the top pollutant on 356 days. Though the PM10 reading last year was higher than in 2010, Expo year, the overall density of PM10 dropped between 2007 and 2011, the Bureau said. The record of good air quality was expected to drop after Shanghai adopted the stricter PM2.5 measures. The Shanghai municipal government dealt with 1,154 environment-related cases in 2011, issuing fines totaling CNY42.5 million for breaches of environmental standards.
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