Beijing at Center of China's Worst Air Quality Area

　　A new report from the Ministry¹ of Environmental Protection has revealed Beijing is at the center of China's worst area for air quality.

 

　　CRI's Lucy Du has more.

 

　　Reporter:

 

　　The new report says in 74 Chinese cities, the average air quality readings only met the minimum air quality standards for just over half of days through the first six months of this year.

 

　　Among these cities, Beijing, Tianjin and the province of Hebei which surrounds them suffered through the worst pollution in the country.

 

　　Luo Yi is with the Ministry of Environmental Protection.

 

　　"According to the statistics, the prime pollutants² are PM2.5 and ozone³. Regionally speaking, in Beijing, Tianjin and its neighboring Hebei Province, the number of days when air quality readings meet standard only accounts for 31 percent in the first half of this year."

 

　　Coal-burning, vehicle exhaust, construction projects and general industry are cited as the main factors behind the heavy pollution.

 

　　The report comes amid expectations of a government plan to cut air pollution over the next five years.

 

　　The plan is reportedly going to require cities and provinces to sign contracts to reduce their carbon emissions⁴ and eliminate industries that cause heavy pollution.

 

　　Tang Guigang is the deputy director of the China National Environmental Monitoring Center.

 

　　He says the drive for better air quality has to include the corporate⁵ sector⁶.

 

　　"It is clearly stated in the environmental impact assessment⁷ report that some enterprises have to monitor environmental qualities at sensitive locations around, including the monitoring on water, air, underground water as well as soil. Through their surveys, timely and effective measures can be taken to prevent from future pollution to surrounding environment."

 

　　The Environment Ministry has already issued new regulations, demanding companies make their impact on the environment public.

 

　　Companies will have to publish their environmental impact starting next year.

 

　　New calls for a supervision⁸ system are also being made to set up a supervision system which monitors the authenticity⁹ of the information companies are putting out.

 

　　For CRI, this is Lucy Du.

1 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

2 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

3 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。

4 emissions   

排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）

参考例句：

• Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
• Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。

5 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

6 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

7 assessment   

n.评价；评估；对财产的估价，被估定的金额

参考例句：

• This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
• What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？

8 supervision   

n.监督，管理

参考例句：

• The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
• The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。

9 authenticity   

n.真实性

参考例句：

• There has been some debate over the authenticity of his will. 对于他的遗嘱的真实性一直有争论。
• The museum is seeking an expert opinion on the authenticity of the painting. 博物馆在请专家鉴定那幅画的真伪。