The Central Environmental Monitoring Station of the General
Armament Department of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA)
recently passed the official appraisal in line with international
standards.
The station, which is located in Beijing, is the fourth
environmental monitoring facility of the PLA, according to PLA
sources.
Established in 1985, it has adopted advanced technology and
equipment and employed a number of technicians and experts. It
monitors surface and underground water, wastewater, environmental
air, waste air, noise and radiation.
It
is the first such monitoring station in the city that has passed
official appraisal with international recognition, according to the
sources.
So
far, the army has initially formed its environmental monitoring
system with four monitoring stations in operation. The other
stations are located in Guangzhou, Jinan and Yichang cities.
(China
Daily February 11, 2002)