GGR345H5 Chapter Notes -Soil Contamination, Water Pollution
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Chinese officials issued a general warning to foreign embassies, (but really aimed at the u. s. ) to stop publishing reports about their country"s air quality. The warning in reference to a u. s. embassy twitter account that, since 2008, has posted hourly readings of pollution levels of beijing illustrated how sensitive the government is about the country"s pollution problem. And it"s a problem that is becoming a growing concern among the public and considered a leading cause of civil unrest. The planned construction of industrial plants has sparked protests in some cities. Bowing to public pressure, officials shut down a planned copper plant for a southwestern china city on. Wednesday after thousands protested the possible health impact from the facility. But china is still considered one of the biggest polluters in the world and leads in a number of categories including co2, sulphur dioxide and mercury and arsenic emissions.
