Air pollution in Beijing has long been a well documented environmental and health crisis. With the acceleration of urbanisation and industrialisation, China's economy has developed rapidly and the quality of life for our citizens has greatly improved alongside this growth.
However, at the same time, such advances have put extreme pressures on our environment. Air quality features highly among these pressures, with fine particulate matter PM2.
In order to combat pollution and build a beautiful China, the state of Beijing has undertaken measures as follows:. Such measures have effectively tackled the levels of air pollution and subsequently our air quality has seen significant improvements year on year since Figure 1 below shows how the annual outdoor PM2. In addition, the number of days where the annual outdoor average PM2. Outdoor air pollution also affects indoor air quality.
To prove this, at CABR we carried out an experiment in an office space over a one-year period. The external windows of the building were plastic steel side-hung and facing east, and the tested room was a non-smoking room with one staff and one computer. The external windows of the building were closed during the testing period and there was no central air-conditioning and ventilation system, so the room did not have an internal pollution source.
The staff inside the office worked from Monday to Friday as normal, with breaks during holidays. To enjoy our content, please include The Japan Times on your ad-blocker's list of approved sites. Higher levels of smog are associated with a wide range of diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, heart disease, stroke and lung cancer.
The economic impact was calculated by estimating factors like work absences and years lost due to illness. Measured on a per capita basis, New Delhi suffered the most from pollution, losing an estimated 25, lives as well as 5.
According to the tracker, Shanghai saw an estimated 27, deaths from Jan. According to official Chinese data, concentrations of small, hazardous airborne particles known as PM2. China is taking steps to address the issue. The government has restricted driving in an effort to staunch air pollution from cars. But that measure is temporary. But it has a long way to go. There is some cause for optimism.
Like Beijing, Los Angeles also sits in a bowl-like depression, hemmed in by hills and sea—and like Beijing, it once had a serious smog problem. But strict regulations implemented over the past few decades have helped reduce the amount of smog in Los Angeles, bringing back blue skies. Republicans and Democrats have both made appearances in Glasgow for the giant climate conference.
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