China plans to create artificial rain to combat smog

Slezak, Michael

doi:10.1016/s0262-4079(13)62824-9

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“…At present, China is confronting a lack of resources and limits to environmental capacity, which have become bottlenecks prohibiting sustainable development within both the society and economy, and which will cause long-term negative effects. Smog pollution is one of China's most pressing public health issues today and has received significant attention worldwide [3][4][5].…”

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“…In other words, 89.2% of the monitored cities experienced air pollution at a range of different levels. Figure 1 shows the annual average concentrations of SO 2 , NO 2 , PM 10 , PM 2.5 , O 3 and CO, as well as the percentages of cities that achieved the set air standards. Since PM 10 (fine particles with a diameter of 10 µm or less) and PM 2.5 (fine particles with a diameter of 2.5 µm or less) are the main pollutants that form smog, the low percentages of cities that reached the set standards indicate that smog pollution has clearly affected a wide range of areas and the impact of this is extremely serious.…”

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A Questionnaire Case Study to Investigate Public Awareness of Smog Pollution in China’s Rural Areas

Jiang

Hiltunen

et al. 2016

Sustainability

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Abstract:Smog pollution is one of China's most pressing public health issues today and has therefore received significant attention worldwide. Not only cities but also villages in China are suffering from smog pollution, especially since 2013. However, there is limited information available about public awareness on smog pollution in China, especially for where it concerns the residents living in villages. Based on a questionnaire survey, this study aims to help fill this gap. The results of the study show that the income of the majority of respondents comes from working in the city, accounting for 31.6% of the total income. The percentages for respondents related to access to smog information from various channels are as follows: TV (28.5%), radio (24.2%), neighbors (13.5%), Internet (9.8%), newspapers (8.3%) and others (7.8%). As for attitudes regarding the severity degree and main cause of smog pollution, most respondents (33.7%) thought smog pollution in villages was somewhat severe, while 26.3% agreed that the main contributor to smog pollution was industrial emissions, followed by coal burning at power plants (20.9%) and vehicle emissions (17.7%). The results also indicate that most of the respondents were satisfied with the government's performance in terms of smog control. However, 67.9% of respondents indicated they would remain silent and not intervene when confronted by an activity that causes smog pollution. This study can help to improve an understanding of public awareness regarding smog pollution in China's rural areas and thereby activate positive public participation in smog pollution prevention and management in the search for sustainable development.

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