SHOCKING PICTURES OF THE POLLUTION IN CHINA
Added on: 17th Oct 2015
WOMAN TAKES A SAMPLE OF THE JIANHE RIVER WHICH HAS
BECOME RED FROM CHEMICAL PLANTS ILLEGALLY DUMPING
UNTREATED WASTE WATER DIRECTLY INTO A LOCAL STREAM.
WHAT LOOKS LIKE A HEAVY FOG IS ACTUALLY EXTREMELY
HIGH AIR POLLUTION. BEIJING, THE CHINESE CAPITAL, IS ONE
OF THE MOST POLLUTED CITIES IN THE WORLD.
THE CONCENTRATION OF THE AIR POLLUTANTS IN THE
CITY IS 40 TIMES HIGHER THAN THE INTERNATIONAL
SAFETY LIMITS ALLOW
FISHERMEN IN THE CHAOHU LAKE IN HEFEI. THE OTHER
WORLDLY LOOKING COLOUR AND TEXTURE OF THE
WATER HAS BEEN CAUSED BY A MIXTURE OF ALGAE
AND CHEMICAL POLLUTANTS.
IN OTHER PARTS OF THE LAKE, THE WATER IS
UNNATURALLY GREEN AND GREASY.
WOMAN HELPS TO CLEAN UP OIL AT AN OIL SPILL SITE
NEAR DALIAN PORT, LIAONING PROVINCE.
PEOPLE LOOK AT A HEAVILY CONTAMINATED RIVER THAT
CUTS THROUGH THE CITY OF ZHUGAO IN SICHUAN PROVINCE.
LACK OF DRINKING WATER IS A MAJOR PROBLEM IN CHINA.
IT IS ESTIMATED THAT ALMOST 700 MILLION CHINESE
(ABOUT A HALF OF THE COUNTRY´S POPULATION)
HAVE TO DRINK CONTAMINATED WATER.
SOME PLANTS DISCHARGE SEWAGE AND CHEMICAL WASTE
DIRECTLY INTO RIVERS WHICH IS WHY THE WATER OFTEN
TURNS INTO UNREALISTIC COLORS.
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