Killer Coal - China to close more than 1,000 coal mines...

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Killer Coal, kills 4,500 people per day in China
China's response: China to close more than 1,000 coal mines...


Killer air blamed for 4,500 deaths in China each day, study finds
By James Phillips
17 Aug 2015

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Using data provided by more than 1,500 monitoring stations across the nation between April and August last year, scientists concluded 17 per cent of all annual deaths due to conditions such as lung cancer and ischemic heart disease are largely related to the burning of coal and other polluting fuels.


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[Billy_Kinetta]

"in principle"

 

[my2¢]

Understandable. I saw some photos a few weeks ago of the smog in one of their cities.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Understandable. I saw some photos a few weeks ago of the smog in one of their cities.

A friend of mine went to Beijing about five years ago for two weeks and when he came back he had sinus issues and was coughing for about a week. He said the pollution there is disgusting.

 

[Unkotare]

Air pollution around big cities is quite bad, and not just because of coal. But then, we didn't make environmental purity a priority when we fully industrialized either.

 

[Star]

Air pollution around big cities is quite bad, and not just because of coal. But then, we didn't make environmental purity a priority when we fully industrialized either.

You may want to adjust your thinking...

Around the big cities is worse but according to a study done by Richard Muller and Robert Rohde, 92% of China's population experienced what I would call a significant amount of unhealthy air during the study period. Coal isn't the only killer culprit but-----but according to the study, China's deteriorating air, water and soil quality comes primarily from coal.


How smog is killing thousands daily in China

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"For 38 percent of the population, the average air they breathe is 'unhealthy' by US standards," said the authors of the paper, Richard Muller and Robert Rohde. Moreover, some 92 percent of China's population experienced at least 120 hours of unhealthy air between April 5, 2014 and August 5, 2015, said the scientists.

China's national safety standard for daily exposure to harmful PM2.5 pollution - particulate matter 2.5 microns and smaller - is 35 micrograms per cubic meter, making Chinese air quality limit four times higher than those recommended by the World Health Organization.

More than three decades of industrialization and rapid economic growth have led to deteriorating air, water and soil quality in the world's second-largest economy. Analysts say that despite government efforts, there are few signs of progress. Moreover, nearly 60 percent of the country's underground water is polluted, according to state media.

In a DW interview, Richard Muller and Robert Rohde talk about the main contributing factors for smog-related illnesses, the most affected areas, and what more the government needs to do to curb air pollution.

'99 percent of the Chinese population is exposed to greater air
pollution, on average, than are exposed in the very worst
city in the United States.' said the researchers​

DW: What are the main factors driving the high levels of air pollution that are killing so many people in China at the moment?

Richard Muller and Robert Rohde: The dominant air pollution for health impact is PM2.5. That stands for "Particulate Matter" 2.5 microns and smaller. Previously people thought that this came from many sources, including automobiles, agricultural dust, dust from their extensive loess deposits, and from coal.

Our analysis indicates that it comes primarily from coal, used for electric power, for industrial energy, and for heating. The key to seeing this is that the sources of the PM2.5 closely match the sources of sulfur. Beijing is a major source of nitrogen dioxide (NO2), from automobiles, but not a major source of sulfur or PM2.5.

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[Katzndogz]

London used to be called The Big Smoke.

 

[Mad Scientist]

So you really think the ChiComm Gov't CARES about people?

Closing plants creates artificial scarcity which drives the price up.