日韩午夜精品视频,欧美私密网站,国产一区二区三区四区,国产主播一区二区三区四区

Home / Government / Focus News Tools: Save | Print | E-mail | Most Read | Comment
Official: Algae Bloom on Dianchi Lake 'Not Serious'
Adjust font size:

Local authorities have confirmed that Dianchi Lake, the largest freshwater lake in Southwest China's Yunnan Province, is suffering from a blue-green algae boom.

However, the outbreak is not as serious as the one that hit Taihu Lake last month, polluting the water supply for millions of residents in Wuxi.

Large areas of the northern part of Dianchi Lake were covered in the foul-smelling pond life yesterday, despite heavy rains on Monday, which it was hoped would dilute the algae.

But officials were quick to point out the situation was not serious.

"It happens every year. In fact it is much less serious than last year," Ma Wensen, director of the Dianchi Lake Administration, said.

Ma said the concentration of chlorophyll was about 703 micrograms per liter in June 2006, while this month it is 620 micrograms per liter.

He attributed the lower levels to the early arrival of the rainy season.

The administration has mobilized about 100 workers to help clean up the affected areas, Ma said.

The algae boom does not pose a threat to the drinking water supply for Kunming, the capital of Yunnan, which has a population of about 6 million.

A water supply facility designed to divert water from the Zhangjiu River, was completed and put into service in March.

With a total area of nearly 300 sq km, Dianchi has been suffering from severe pollution since the 1980s, and there have been several short-term threats to the water supply. The lake absorbs most of Kunming's industrial and domestic wastewater.

Ma said there were two severe algae outbreaks in 1999 and 2001.

"The algae was so thick you couldn't even push a stick through it," he said.

Zhang Yuxiang, a farmer living near the lake, said the pungent smell was affecting people.

"Many people and even some poultry have fallen sick due to the poor environment," he said.

(China Daily June 27, 2007)

Tools: Save | Print | E-mail | Most Read
Comment
Pet Name
Anonymous
China Archives
Related >>
- Blue-green Algae Discovered in Chaohu Lake
- Blue-green Algae Apans Five sq km in East China Lake
- Five Officials Punished over Taihu Lake Pollution Crisis
- Taihu, Chaohu Again Hit by Algae Outbreaks
- Lakes Again Under Threat from Algae
- Algae 'No Longer a Threat' to Water
Most Viewed >>
Questions and Answers More
Q: What kind of law is there in place to protect pandas?
A: In order to put the protection of giant pandas and other wildlife under the law, the Chinese government put the protection of rare animals and plants into the Constitution.
Useful Info
- Who's Who in China's Leadership
- State Structure
- China's Political System
- China's Legislative System
- China's Judicial System
- Mapping out 11th Five-Year Guidelines
Links
- Chinese Embassies
- International Department, Central Committee of CPC
- State Organs Work Committee of CPC
- United Front Work Department, Central Committee of CPC
主站蜘蛛池模板: 呼伦贝尔市| 呼图壁县| 合江县| 仁化县| 井陉县| 张北县| 长子县| 广安市| 会昌县| 沽源县| 巧家县| 会同县| 崇阳县| 泰兴市| 长岭县| 寿阳县| 中山市| 沂水县| 富民县| 开封县| 邢台县| 沈丘县| 长沙市| 特克斯县| 来安县| 新乡市| 栾川县| 贵溪市| 郑州市| 五常市| 建宁县| 桦甸市| 苏州市| 个旧市| 乌拉特后旗| 浙江省| 弋阳县| 遵化市| 图木舒克市| 安新县| 西青区|