East China's Shandong province has vowed to step up the development of its environmental protection industry in the coming three years, with priorities given to water contamination, air pollution and solid waste materials disposal.
The province has set the target of achieving 29.5 billion yuan (US$3.55 billion) in total output value by environmental protection enterprises during the period, said a source with the provincial economic and trade commission.
Priorities will be given to developing technologies and equipment concerning water contamination, air pollution, solid waste materials disposal and noise control as well as environmental monitoring appliances and apparatuses, environmental protection materials and medicament, and environmental services, the source said.
Regarding water contamination treatment, the focus will be placed on the development of technologies and equipment to tackle urban and industrial waste water.
Meanwhile, efforts will be made to develop technologies and equipment concerning the treatment of waste water in residential quarters as well as to recovery technologies and equipment.
The source said that the province will still step up efforts to develop technologies and equipment concerning in-depth treatment of industrial waste water, purification, sterilization and recovery of waste water.
In air pollution prevention and treatment, the focus will be on the development of technologies and equipment regarding desulphurization of smoke, prevention and treatment of dust, poisoning and harmful gases, and vehicle gas emissions, the source said.
(Xinhua News Agency March 31, 2003)
