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China - Excessive Air Pollution in the Pearl River Delta Causes "Red Alert" to be Issued

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Guangzhou Tianhe City area "win" PM2.5 up to 1.64 times the national standard
Source: http://www.dayoo.com/ 2012-09-20 00:22 Jinyang - Yangcheng Evening News

September to November PM2.5 concentration in the Pearl River Delta will generally high, the air quality is significantly affected by the weather (Picture)

LONDON, September 19: Following the March of this year, after the the excessive wide range of the Pearl River Delta PM2.5, September 18, the Pearl River Delta (mainly western) again appear the PM2.5 large range exceeded, the main city of Guangzhou, Shenzhen , Jiangmen, Zhongshan, Zhuhai, Macau parts of PM2.5 pollution is more serious.

Guangzhou Tianhe City, Zhuhai Doumen region to become the most polluted areas, PM2.5 daily average concentration of up to 123 micrograms / cubic meter, which is 1.64 times the national standard.

Guangdong Provincial Environmental Protection Department of the Pearl River Delta air monitoring network in these areas to hang out a red alert, and reminded the public to avoid outdoor activities.

Guangzhou Tianhe City PM2.5 pollution is serious

March of this year, the air monitoring network in the Pearl River Delta on the line for the first time in the region month repeatedly appear the PM2.5 serious pollution situation, Guangzhou, Zhaoqing, Foshan, Shunde District hardest hit by pollution. Subsequently, PM2.5 pollution mitigate the ozone major pollutants.

On September 18, the Pearl River Delta region (western region) serious again PM2.5 pollution. The Guangzhou urban the Luhu Modiesha Teemall monitoring points appear daily average level of PM2.5, the the Tianhe City area, and most polluted day Hebei, Longdong. 16:00 the same day, the Teemall monitoring point, the area north TeeMall PM2.5 daily average concentration of 123 micrograms / cubic meter, which is 1.64 times the national standard. The PRD air quality monitoring network in the region hung out a red warning.

Other areas of the Pearl River Delta air quality monitoring network monitoring data show that Shenzhen, Jiangmen, Zhongshan, Zhuhai and Macau PM2.5 concentration exceeded. Luohu, Baoan, Shenzhen, Nanshan three monitoring points data slightly exceeded the national standard of 80 micrograms / cubic meter. Jiangmen the Heshan, Shuangqiao, Zhuhai former Hill and other monitoring sites similar situation. Zhuhai Doumen PM2.5 pollution is very serious, 16:00, of Doumen air quality monitoring point data, the local daily average PM2.5 concentration of 122 micrograms / cubic meter, which is 1.63 times the national standard. Even the island south of Doumen PM2.5 exceeded.

Provincial Environmental Protection Department reminded the public that PM2.5 concentration exceeded the area, the elderly, children or people with heart or respiratory disease should avoid prolonged, high-intensity outdoor activities.

Deterioration of the Pearl River Delta air cold air after

The environmental protection department experts, generally starting in September, the Pearl River Delta region of major air pollutants from ozone to PM2.5, 11 months later more serious. Previously, the the PRD air quality data is "quite good-looking", mainly because a few days before the cold air south, the wind is strong, contribute to the proliferation of air pollutants, air quality is better, the province PM2.5 data has remained excellent. Starting from the 18th, the cold air weakened, the Pearl River Delta region just blowing northeasterly, a disadvantage to Jiangmen, Zhuhai, Shenzhen and other cities and even the south of the island's air quality is affected. "Short-term changes in air quality data, the most important thing to take into account the weather factors." Experts.

It is reported that the central and western regions in the Pearl River Delta itself more emission sources, Guangzhou's Tianhe City, Luhu, Shenzhen Honghu monitoring points are near the center of the main road, traffic-intensive, large amount of exhaust emissions, resulting in air PM2. 5 high levels. Meteorological Department expects the next few days without a new cold air in the Pearl River Delta region, the temperature rose, the humidity increase, it is estimated that the next few days, the Pearl River Delta PM2.5 exceeded the situation will be further exacerbated.

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