AFP BEIJING — China on Tuesday named pollution from farms as a major cause for concern, as the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases released its first nationwide survey on sources of environmental degradation. “There were some outstanding problems identified by this national census such as the high contribution to water pollution by agricultural sources,” [...]
China points to farms as major pollution risk
By admin in February 9th 2010 No Comment »
Filed Under greenhouse gas, irrigation, pollution Tags: agricultural sources, air pollution, environmental degradation, greenhouse gases, pollution risk, rapid industrialisation, water pollution
Filed Under greenhouse gas, irrigation, pollution Tags: agricultural sources, air pollution, environmental degradation, greenhouse gases, pollution risk, rapid industrialisation, water pollution
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