TheAirPollutionInChinaStatusofAirPollutioninChinaⅠDuetothecoaldominatingenergystructure,theurbanatmosphericenvironmentinChinahasbeenseriouslypollutedbyhighconcentrationsofSO2andTSPsincemanyyearsago.Withtherapiddevelopmentofeconomy,urbanizationandtransportationinthepasttwodecades,vehicleexhaustpollutionalsoaggravated.Withinthelasttwodecades,alltypesofenvironmentalproblems,whichwereexperiencedfornearlyacenturyindevelopedcountries,explodedinthedevelopedregionsinChina.Regionalairpollutioncomplex,combinedwithcoal-combustionpollutionandvehicle-exhaustpollutionhasemergedinkeycityclustersofChina,whichwascharacterizedasacomplexoflocalandregionalpollutionandmulti-pollutants.Regionalairqualityhasatrendofexacerbationwiththefrequentoccuranceofphoto-chemicalsmog,regionalhazeandaciddeposition,andthehealthrisksfromtoxicandharzadousairpollutants.IIEmissionsofMajorAirPollutantsintheCountryCoalaccountsfor70percentofChina’senergyconsumption.Thisfactishardtochangeinashortterm.Intermsofthecoalusemethod,80percentofthecoalwasfordirectcombustion.Amongothers,coal-firedpowerplantsburn50percentofthetotalcoalinChina.CoalburningisthemajorsourceofambientSO2,NOx,andsoot.DuringtheTenthFive-YearPlanperiod,China’scoalconsumptionexperiencedanincreasebymorethan800milliontons,over500milliontonsofwhichwenttothermalpowerindustry.Theyear2005sawtotalemissionsofSO2atahighof25.49milliontonsandupby27percentcomparedwiththatof2000.Thefindingsofrelevantstudieshaveshownthatabout20,000yuanofeconomiclossesoccurredwitheverytonofSO2emission,andairpollution,especiallyacidrainhassignificantlyconstrainedtheeffortsinachievingthegoalofbuildingaXiaokangSocietyinanall-roundway.ⅢHowcanwecontrolairpollutionintheenvironment?Airpollutionhasbecomeaseriousprobleminrecentyears.Therearealotofcauses.Firstofall,isthechemicalnoxiousgasesemission.Weallknowthattherearealotofoffactoriesaroundtheworld,theyareactuallyemittingsuchgaseseveryday.Thesecondoneisthesharpdecreaseoftheforests.ForestisveryimportanttoourEco-system,itcanadjusttheheatandbalancetheair.Thethirdoneistheurbanization.PeopletendtostayinthecitywhereisactuallyanabnormalEco-system.Manycitiesdonothaveacompletesystemofcontrollingtheairpollution.Inordertosolvesuchproblems,therearesomesimplewaystocontrolairpollutioninourdailylife.1、Driveless.2、Replaceallthelightbulbsinandaroundyourhomewithenergy-efficientfluorescentsthatusefewerwattsforthesameamountoflight.3、Chooseenergy-efficientapplianceswhenit'stimetobuynewones.4、Decreaseyourairtravel.5、Washclothesincoldwaterandline-drywheneverpossible.6、Usealow-flowshowerhead,whichwilllessenthehotwaterusedbutnotdropyourwaterpressureintheshower7、Cutdownonyourgarbagebuyfewerpackagedmaterials8、Unplugelectronicswhentheyarenotinuse,becausetheystilltakeupenergy.9、Insulateyourhomebetter10、Buyrecycledpaperproductsandrecycleasmuchofyourwasteaspossible.11、Plantatree.12、Usenontoxiccleaningproducts.HowdoesChinaairpollutiondifferfrompollutioninotherpartsoftheworld?Whennewsofpollutionhappens,thespotlightusuallyshinesontheUnitedStates.Thegoodol'USAhasthisdistincttitle:Thelargestpercapitaconsumernationontheplanet,anduntilrecently,thelargestproducerofgreenhousegasemissionsintheworld.However,thatspotlightshinesontheStatesbecauseit'saneasytarget,withreadyfreedomofthepressprotectedbylaw,andextensiveenvironmentalregulations,andtheruleoflawcombatingcorpo...
