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Shanghai's PM2.5 pollution down by 10%
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SHANGHAI saw a 10 percent fall in the level of PM2.5 pollutant particles in the first seven months of this year, compared to the same period in 2013, the city’s green watchdog said yesterday.
However, this figure was still 60 percent higher than the national standard for the tiny air pollutants.
The average level of PM2.5 particles was 56 micrograms per cubic meter between January and July, said the Environmental Protection Bureau.
In the same period in 2013, the PM2.5 level in Shanghai was 62mg per cubic meter, it added.
The national standard for an acceptable level is 35mg.
PM2.5 particles are especially harmful as the tiny pollutants can get deep inside the lungs, causing respiratory problems.
The bureau said emissions from coal and oil-burning industries and motor vehicle exhaust fumes remain the main sources of PM2.5 pollution in Shanghai.
Heavily polluting vehicles have been banned from some city roads.
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