Beijing game for clean air challenge

13.05.08 - 13:14 ... source : Springer

... Study says Chinese air quality standards not yet met With the Olympic Games in sight, the Chinese Government is committed to improving the air quality in Beijing, and has had measures in place since 1998 which have already made a difference. However, there is still some way to go to meet national air quality standards in the Chinese capital, according to Professor Wang Wen-Xing and his team from the Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences in Beijing, in the People's Republic of China. Wen-Xing's assessment of the quality of ambient air in Beijing has just been published online in Springer's journal, Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health.Since the 1980s, the rapid industrial development, urbanization and increase in traffic have resulted in severe air pollution in Beijing. And with the Olympic Games around the corner, international attention ...» Next (HTML)