Chongqing - Air and water pollution Flashcards
1
Q
What has happened?
A
As an ARRIVAL CITY, rapid industrial development + poor reg means that factories are heavily polluting
2
Q
What do that factories do
A
spill effluent directly into water systems & PM 2.5 gives off a smog effect
— local fishermen often report unwell from eating fish/ crops and are found to have high levels of mercury and concentrated metals
3
Q
What happens in Beijing
A
leading environmentalist Ma Jun takes GPS data crating a pollution map
Whilst there are no fines; this is enough to put companies off from being the polluter
4
Q
Harbin Yeast factory
A
shown to be polluting the Songhua river with waste exceeding EPA limits
