How Deadly Is China's Pollution Problem?
Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml A recent documentary, "Under the Dome," depicts how Chinese residents are forced to cope with the worsening air quality. So how bad is pollution in China?...
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A recent documentary, Under the Dome, depicts how Chinese residents are forced to cope with the worsening air quality. In the film, the director says that last year, Beijing had 175 [quote] “polluted days”. This is when the smog is so bad that schools are closed and planes are grounded. So just how bad is pollution in China? Well, according to EU air quality standards, less than 1% of China’s population breathes clean air daily. Chinese residents are subject to 40 times the number of microscopic irritants found in smog, than is recommended by the World Health Organization. In fact, the former Chinese Health Minister has attributed the high rates of lung cancer in China to this toxic smog. He also said that pollution was killing as many as half a millio...
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A recent documentary, Under the Dome, depicts how Chinese residents are forced to cope with the worsening air quality. In the film, the director says that last year, Beijing had 175 [quote] “polluted days”. This is when the smog is so bad that schools are closed and planes are grounded. So just how bad is pollution in China? Well, according to EU air quality standards, less than 1% of China’s population breathes clean air daily. Chinese residents are subject to 40 times the number of microscopic irritants found in smog, than is recommended by the World Health Organization. In fact, the former Chinese Health Minister has attributed the high rates of lung cancer in China to this toxic smog. He also said that pollution was killing as many as half a millio...
