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Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Beijing again beware of high air pollution

Beijing (Reuters)-Beijing return reasonably high levels of air pollution, pascapesta Fireworks since the beginning of the Chinese new year celebrations since Saturday (9/2).

The City Government of Beijing on Wednesday, in his written statement said the level of air pollution in China's capital, urged its citizens to reduce the activities of Fireworks to reduce pollution levels in the region which is already very high.

Based tools monitor the level of air pollution on Wednesday afternoon, the number of levels of pollutants that are very dangerous to the PM2.5 mencai 200 to 250 micrograms per cubic meter of air.

"It's still an estimated Levels will increase," the statement of the Beijing environmental protection Monitoring Center.

Over the last few days, Beijing on Wednesday is a bit foggy. And a lack of wind led to a thick fog blanketed Beijing pollution.

"Therefore, the City Government has appealed to the entire asking citizens to reduce usage and Fireworks," added the Beijing City Government statement.

During the Chinese new year celebration, firecrackers and Fireworks is inseparable part. The day before the feast of the new year firecrackers and Fireworks have been flamed by every citizen of surroundings, respectively, to this day.

In Beijing, there are particular about 750 thousand kiosks fireworks during Chinese new year celebrations. Fireworks and firecrackers being sold a variety of shapes and size, there are even some the size of a tin of biscuits.

Reasonable, in addition to noise pollution because it ignited simultaneously, especially bersahut-sahutan the first day of Chinese new year, firecrackers and Fireworks also contributed to the levels of air pollution, in Beijing, which already is very high due to the rapid economic development of the use of fossil energy sources.

Therefore, the Chinese Government had restricted the use of firecrackers and fireworks in celebration of the Chinese new year 2013.
(ANT)



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