China's Surface Water Quality Improved, But Some Rivers Remain Polluted
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Government
China's surface water quality improved in 2018, with more samples taken from river and lakes reaching standards fit for human use, according to the country's Environment Ministry.
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Beijing has extended its campaign to tackle pollution from air to water, attempting to clean up the black and stinky streams flowing through Chinese cities and improve the water quality of its natural reserves.
Yet, while water quality in most of China's major waterways improved in 2018 (including the Yellow, Huai, Yangtze and Pearl rivers), those in northeastern China such as the Liao and Songhua were found to be even more polluted than in 2017.
Therefore, China has vowed to take action to "significantly reduce" the volume of industrial wastewater flowing into the Bohai Sea in northern part of the country.
Find more about the results of this research on The Strait Times
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