China to automate real-time monitoring of polluters

时间：2007-05-11 06:16:37

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May 11 - Confounded by rising discharges of industrial waste and the deterioration1 in water and air quality, China's environment watchdog is setting up an extensive automation network to conduct real-time monitoring of the countries' most notorious polluters.

 

On Thursday, Zhou Shengxian, director of the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA), announced that, "China is now launching an automated2 project which, by the end of 2008, will closely monitor key polluters who account for 65 percent of the country's industrial waste."

 

Environment agencies and activists3 have complained that after being inspected by SEPA officials, many industrial plants simply turn off their expensive sewage disposal facilities and resume the dumping of waste directly into rivers.

 

As a result, many rivers have started to turn black, with fish populations in rapid decline.

 

Zhou stated that SEPA's new nationwide real-time monitoring network is aimed at preventing such contempt for government policies. The network will also monitor the activities of urban sewage disposal plants.

 

In order to ensure the success of the new network, Zhou also announced the implementation4 of a new government assessment5 system to ensure that organizations or local officials that choose to ignore their responsibility towards pollution control will be properly dealt with.

 

The Chinese government has set a goal of slashing6 the emissions7 of major pollutants8 by 10 percent during its 11th Five-Year Plan period (2006-2010), but it recently admitted that it had failed to meet its 2006 goal of a 2 percent reduction.

 

A recent SEPA report revealed that last year, sulphur dioxide emissions increased by 463,000 tons in China, 1.8 percent higher than the previous year. The Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD9), a water pollution index, reached 14.31 million tons, a 1.2 percent rise on2005.

 

China aims to reduce its sulphur dioxide emissions and COD this year by 3.2 million tons and 1.23 million tons respectively.

 

"We are optimistic we can meet the target by taking a series of concrete measures," Zhou said.

 

Chinese Premier10 Wen Jiabao has decided11 to head up a taskforce in a bid to ensure that government targets are met and the ongoing12 trend of deterioration is brought to a halt.

 

Analysts13 claim that this unprecedented14 move by the Premier will serve as a deterrent15 for local governments who are more interested in economic growth than environmental protection.

 

Zhou Shengxian, also revealed that plans are in the pipeline16 for the assessment of local government work on pollution control, in which authorities that fail to meet pollution control targets will be punished by cuts in financial support from the central government. Local officials' promotion17 prospects18 are also set to be judged by their efforts in reducing pollution.

 

"Environment indices will be publicized for public supervision," said Zhou, "those who fabricate them will be dealt with appropriately."

 

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1 deterioration yvvxj     
n.退化；恶化；变坏
参考例句：
  • Mental and physical deterioration both occur naturally with age. 随着年龄的增长，心智和体力自然衰退。
  • The car's bodywork was already showing signs of deterioration. 这辆车的车身已经显示出了劣化迹象。
2 automated fybzf9     
a.自动化的
参考例句：
  • The entire manufacturing process has been automated. 整个生产过程已自动化。
  • Automated Highway System (AHS) is recently regarded as one subsystem of Intelligent Transport System (ITS). 近年来自动公路系统(Automated Highway System,AHS)，作为智能运输系统的子系统之一越来越受到重视。
3 activists 90fd83cc3f53a40df93866d9c91bcca4     
n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
  • Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 implementation 2awxV     
n.实施，贯彻
参考例句：
  • Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。
5 assessment vO7yu     
n.评价；评估；对财产的估价，被估定的金额
参考例句：
  • This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
  • What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？
6 slashing dfc956bca8fba6bcb04372bf8fc09010     
adj.尖锐的；苛刻的；鲜明的；乱砍的v.挥砍( slash的现在分词 )；鞭打；割破；削减
参考例句：
  • Slashing is the first process in which liquid treatment is involved. 浆纱是液处理的第一过程。 来自辞典例句
  • He stopped slashing his horse. 他住了手，不去鞭打他的马了。 来自辞典例句
7 emissions 1a87f8769eb755734e056efecb5e2da9     
排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）
参考例句：
  • Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
  • Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。
8 pollutants 694861490fe64672170a0da250a277c7     
污染物质（尤指工业废物）( pollutant的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Pollutants are constantly being released into the atmosphere. 污染物质正在不断地被排放到大气中去。
  • The 1987 Amendments limit 301(g) discharges to a few well-studied nonconventional pollutants. 1987年的修正案把第301条（g）的普通排放限制施加在一些认真研究过的几种非常规污染物上。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
9 cod nwizOF     
n.鳕鱼；v.愚弄；哄骗
参考例句：
  • They salt down cod for winter use.他们腌鳕鱼留着冬天吃。
  • Cod are found in the North Atlantic and the North Sea.北大西洋和北海有鳕鱼。
10 premier R19z3     
adj.首要的；n.总理，首相
参考例句：
  • The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
  • He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。
11 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
12 ongoing 6RvzT     
adj.进行中的，前进的
参考例句：
  • The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
  • The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。
13 analysts 167ff30c5034ca70abe2d60a6e760448     
分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
  • I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。
14 unprecedented 7gSyJ     
adj.无前例的，新奇的
参考例句：
  • The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
  • A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。
15 deterrent OmJzY     
n.阻碍物，制止物；adj.威慑的，遏制的
参考例句：
  • Large fines act as a deterrent to motorists.高额罚款是对开车的人的制约。
  • I put a net over my strawberries as a deterrent to the birds.我在草莓上罩了网，免得鸟歇上去。
16 pipeline aNUxN     
n.管道，管线
参考例句：
  • The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil.该管道供给约旦15%的原油。
  • A single pipeline serves all the houses with water.一条单管路给所有的房子供水。
17 promotion eRLxn     
n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传
参考例句：
  • The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
  • The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。
18 prospects fkVzpY     
n.希望，前途(恒为复数)
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  • There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. 公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。
  • They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. 他们对公司的远景不那么乐观。

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