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Major pollutants drop in first half of year

(Xinhua) Updated: 2014-09-25 11:17

BEIJING - Emissions of four major pollutants in 皇冠体育app have dropped year-on-year during the first half of this year, 皇冠体育app's environmental watchdog said on Wednesday.

The COD index, a measure of water pollution, decreased by 2.26 percent, while the volume of sulfur dioxide emissions, a main indicator for measuring air pollution, totaled 10.37 million tons, a drop of 1.87 percent year-on-year, the stry of Environmental Protection said in a statement.

Ammonia nitrogen emissions totaled 1.23 million tons in the first six months of this year, a decrease of 2.67 percent, and nitrogen oxide emissions were cut by 5.82 percent from the same period last year, the statement said.

Major pollutants drop in first half of year

Major pollutants drop in first half of year

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