Prevention and treatment of agricultural pollution will become
major parts of the environmental protection efforts of the
municipal authorities in east China's metropolis of Shanghai.
Over the next three years, Shanghai's environmental protection
will include comprehensive treatment of large livestock or poultry
farms, agricultural pollution treatment and utilization of crop
stalks, said a municipal agricultural official.
The city will build or rebuild five poultry or livestock waste
processing centers and promote the use of organic fertilizers and
technologies to reduce the use of pesticides, the official
said.
The city also plans to put 500 tons of filter-feeding fish into
its rivers or lakes over the next three years, to consume plankton
that is usually harmful to aquatic ecosystems.
The agricultural pollution treatment is part of the city's
third-stage environmental protection plan for the next three years,
initiated by its environmental protection department.
(Xinhua News Agency March 21, 2006)