In the document I read about China and its air pollution problem,I cam along an astounding statistic "Over 400,000 premature deaths a year in China are blamed on air pollution levels. When China wanted to host the 2008 Olympics, China guaranteed "green games", where China went on to find out the they had been named the air pollution capital of the planet. Air pollution has become a big problem there because of the massive amount of people China has. The article also tells us how air pollution has increased by fifty percent in the past ten years."Unless more drastic measures are taken soon, the health costs of the pollution will be paid in China for generations to come." Obviously China has a serious issue to deal with on their hands and if they don't do something soon pollution will continue to get worse and worse.
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Air quality assessment by contingent valuation in Ji'nan, China.Citation Only Available By: Wang, Yan; Zhang, Yi-Sheng. Journal of Environmental Management, Feb2009, Vol. 90 Issue 2, p1022-1029, 8p; DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2008.03.011; (AN 35393451)
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Vertical distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in atmospheric boundary layer of Beijing in winterCitation Only Available By: Tao, Shu; Wang, Yi; Wu, Shiming; Liu, Shuzheng; Dou, Han; Liu, Yanan; Lang, Chang; Hu, Fei; Xing, Baoshan. Atmospheric Environment, Dec2007, Vol. 41 Issue 40, p9594-9602, 9p; DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.08.026; (AN 27753870)Database: Academic Search Premier
Wow! You are right that statistic is astounding. I never would have thought that pollution would be that bad anywhere in the country, especially with everyone emphasizing "going green." I realize it is a very large country but what is causing so much pollution? And what pollution is causing so many health problems? I know pollution is everywhere but I didn't know it had such harmful effects. I'll definitely have that in the back of my mind when traveling through cities like Gary and Chicago.
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