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Article: Control Acid Rain and Sulfur Dioxide Pollution, Improve Environmental Quality
- Article from:
- China Chemical Reporter
- Article date:
- March 16, 1998
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The rapid economic development in the recent 20 years has resulted in an increasing consumption of energy and raw materials. The discharge amount of pollutants has also increased, leading to aggravating environmental pollution. Water pollution has aroused the general concern of the whole society. The Central Party Committee and the State Council have made up their minds to control the water pollution in the three rivers and three lakes, and considerable progress has been made. Air pollution caused by sulfur dioxide has also been getting more serious. It has become a major environmental constraint affecting the sustainable development in China. The State Council approved the ...