Air pollution worsens in 74 cities  

環(huán)保部：5月74個(gè)城市重度污染和嚴(yán)重污染比例增加

據(jù)環(huán)境保護(hù)部網(wǎng)站消息，環(huán)境保護(hù)部近日發(fā)布的5月份重點(diǎn)區(qū)域和74個(gè)城市空氣質(zhì)量狀況顯示，5月份，74個(gè)城市平均達(dá)標(biāo)天數(shù)比例為60.1%，超標(biāo)天數(shù)比例為39.9%。與上月相比，74個(gè)城市達(dá)標(biāo)天數(shù)比例降低3.4個(gè)百分點(diǎn)，重度污染和嚴(yán)重污染比例增加0.2個(gè)百分點(diǎn)。 [查看全文]

(ECNS) — Monitoring results on air quality indicate that days with up-to-standard air quality in 74 Chinese cities accounted for 60.1 percent in May, down 3.4 percentage points from the previous month, according to information released by the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) on Wednesday.

Days of substandard air quality accounted for 39.9 percent, including 29.4 percent of days with slight pollution, 8.3 percent with medium pollution, 2.1 percent with heavy pollution and 0.1 percent with severe pollution.

Primary pollutants were PM2.5, PM10 and O3, which exceeded the standard by 20.3 percent, 17.5 percent and 30.4 percent on average, respectively.

According to a comprehensive index assessment of air quality, cities with heavy air pollution include Shijiazhuang, Tangshan, Xingtai, Handan, Jinan, Baoding, Zhengzhou, Beijing, Hengshui and Tianjin, while cities posting better air quality were Haikou, Huizhou, Fuzhou, Zhuhai, Zhoushan, Zhongshan, Shenzhen, Jiangmen, Dongguan and Xiamen.