2018年CRI Overall air quality in China improves in 2017: report

 

China has seen more cities meet required air quality standards over the last year, and is now planning even more measures to tackle air pollution and protect blue skies.

Li Ganjie, China's Minister of Ecology and Environment, says air quality improved in many regions across China in 2017.

He has made the comment while delivering an environmental report to the ongoing¹ bimonthly session of the National People's Congress Standing² Committee.

"The air quality in heavily polluted areas continued to improve, although pollution in certain places remained severe. The density³ of PM 2.5 in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region and the Yangtze River Delta⁴ fell 9.9% and 4.3% respectively, while the figure in the Pearl River Delta was up to the national standard for three consecutive⁵ years,“ says Li.

Figures from the report showed that 338 cities at the prefecture-level or above in China saw 78% of days in 2017 with good air quality.

The concentration of major air pollutants⁶, such as PM2.5, PM10 and sulfur⁷ dioxide, all came down last year, with 12 more cities reaching the national standard of acceptable air quality.

The average density of PM2.5 nationwide throughout the year dropped 6.5% year on year, while the density of PM10 was 5.1% lower.

However, the report also said that the number of good days with good quality in Hebei, Shanxi, Henan, Shandong and Tianjin still fell short of 60% of the year.

The Fenhe River and Weihe River plains saw even fewer days with good air quality, requiring intensified⁸ efforts for pollution control.

According to Li Ganjie, the issue of expanding ozone⁹ density in the air has also emerged.

"Though the density of particulate¹⁰ matters goes down year by year, the overall ozone concentration rose up 8% year on year in 2017, with 28 major cities in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region and Fenhe River and Weihe River plains witnessing bigger margins¹¹ of rise. This will be a key issue to address in the next step of our work," says Li.

At the session, several plans have been announced to tackle air pollution and make skies blue again.

"We will implement¹² a three-year plan to achieve the goal of defending blue skies; we will issue action plans to fight against air pollution in key regions, including the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region, the Yangtze River Delta and the Fenhe River and Weihe River plains. We will also continue to limit coal consumption in key regions and cities and give more play to railways in cargo¹³ transport so as to better regulate vehicle emissions," says Li.

Efforts are also under way to build ecological¹⁴ and environmental protection law enforcement teams, as part of a greater plan released in March on deepening reform of Communist Party of China (CPC) and state institutions.

1 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

2 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

3 density   

n.密集，密度，浓度

参考例句：

• The population density of that country is 685 per square mile.那个国家的人口密度为每平方英里685人。
• The region has a very high population density.该地区的人口密度很高。

4 delta   

n.（流的）角洲

参考例句：

• He has been to the delta of the Nile.他曾去过尼罗河三角洲。
• The Nile divides at its mouth and forms a delta.尼罗河在河口分岔，形成了一个三角洲。

5 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。

6 pollutants   

污染物质（尤指工业废物）( pollutant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Pollutants are constantly being released into the atmosphere. 污染物质正在不断地被排放到大气中去。
• The 1987 Amendments limit 301(g) discharges to a few well-studied nonconventional pollutants. 1987年的修正案把第301条（g）的普通排放限制施加在一些认真研究过的几种非常规污染物上。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

7 sulfur   

n.硫，硫磺（=sulphur）

参考例句：

• Sulfur emissions from steel mills become acid rain.炼钢厂排放出的硫形成了酸雨。
• Burning may produce sulfur oxides.燃烧可能会产生硫氧化物。

8 intensified   

v.（使）增强， （使）加剧( intensify的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Violence intensified during the night. 在夜间暴力活动加剧了。
• The drought has intensified. 旱情加剧了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 ozone   

n.臭氧，新鲜空气

参考例句：

• The ozone layer is a protective layer around the planet Earth.臭氧层是地球的保护层。
• The capacity of ozone can adjust according of requirement.臭氧的产量可根据需要或调节。

10 particulate   

adj.微小的；n.微粒，粒子

参考例句：

• A special group was organized to dig up the particulate of the case.成立了一个专门小组来查明该案件的各个细节。
• Lungs retain relatively insoluble particulate material.肺脏内留有不溶解的颗粒物质。

11 margins   

边( margin的名词复数 )； 利润； 页边空白； 差数

参考例句：

• They have always had to make do with relatively small profit margins. 他们不得不经常设法应付较少的利润额。
• To create more space between the navigation items, add left and right margins to the links. 在每个项目间留更多的空隙，加左或者右的margins来定义链接。

12 implement   

n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行

参考例句：

• Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

13 cargo   

n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物

参考例句：

• The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
• A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。

14 ecological   

adj.生态的，生态学的

参考例句：

• The region has been declared an ecological disaster zone.这个地区已经宣布为生态灾难区。
• Each animal has its ecological niche.每种动物都有自己的生态位.