Unit 3 Travel journal【单元导航】The LancangMekong RiverThe LancangMekong River is an important international river in Southeast Asia,which flows through six countries
The Lancang River is rich in natural resources and wildlife
The largest part of the basin is a natural conservation area for rare and endangered animals and plants in China
The basin area is still an underdeveloped region at present
However,due to deforestation (滥伐森林) and pollution from industrial , agricultural and domestic sectors , the water quality of the river has been deteriorating (恶化) in recent years
In this paper,the author analyzed the present water quality status of the Lancang River both on the mainstream and its tributaries (支流) based on the data of 1990~1997
The results have shown that the water quality status of the