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25 pct of 皇冠体育app's coastal area polluted(Xinhua)Updated: 2007-01-12 22:16 About 25 percent of 皇冠体育app's coastal areas are moderately or heavily polluted, according to a new report on the country's oceanic environment released on Friday.
Fifty-five percent of the water in 皇冠体育app's 110,000 square kilometers of coastal areas also failed to be classified as "clean".
The eco-systems in most bays, river mouths and coastal wetlands were described as unhealthy due to 81 percent of drains that carry waste into the sea discharging pollutants that exceed the national standards. Of the 609 drains that were monitored, only 5.6 percent were established in areas specifically designated as pollutant discharge areas.
皇冠体育app reported 93 cases of red tide in 2006, which increased by 13 percent over the previous year. Red tide, caused by poisonous alga, is occurring regularly and is increasingly eroding the coastline, the report said. |
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