Half of sewage discharge sites don't meet standards
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China.org.cn, August 3, 2011
Up to 123 out of the 248 seaside sewage discharge sites in China failed to meet environmental standards, according to the tests launched by the State Oceanic Administration from January to June this year.
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More than half of the country's seaside sewage discharge sites failed tests in China this year. [File photo] |
The marine departments along the coastal provinces tested the seaside sewage discharge sites in March and May, and more than half fell short of standards, the administration said in a report last week.
106 out of the 202 spots checked in March, including industrial and urban sewage discharging spots, failed to meet the standard.
Among the 46 spots tested in May, 17 spots failed, with the main pollutants being suspended matter and fecal coliform.
Meanwhile, water quality in 13 of 17 key rivers running into the sea also tested as either unusable, or usable only in industrial parks or for entertainment without human contact.
The majority of the tests at 18 aquaculture bases from April to June indicated they were suitable for the aquaculture industry and human contact.
In Guangdong province, about 38 percent of the seaside sewage discharge spots failed to meet the environmental standard last year, the provincial oceanic and fishery administration said in a report last week.
The eight major rivers in Guangdong carried 1.08 million tons of crude oil-related substances, nutrient salt, heavy metals and arsenic into the sea in 2010.
About 4,150 sq km, or 8.5 percent of the sea off Guangdong, was seriously polluted, a slight drop from the previous year.
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