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Blue-green algae outbreaks likely to occur again
By Li Jing (China Daily)
Updated: 2008-04-21 10:10 But a branch of the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, one of the country's largest ship builders, has finished building ships that could remove the algae and the Wuxi government has arranged for 44 ships to start working this month. Meanwhile, environmental officials also stressed the local authorities need to increase their monitoring of the industrial wastes, because factories around lake are still discharging wastewater without proper treatment, according to officials from MEP. Scientific research Blue-green algae blooms are threatening not only Taihu Lake, but also many freshwater lakes and rivers in China and it is likely that the experience of cleaning Taihu Lake can be useful for other polluted water bodies. Jin's research on controlling the blue-green algae is one of the demonstration projects of a 13-year State-funded program. The State council earlier provided an investment of 36.5 billion yuan from 2008 to 2020 to strengthen the scientific research to control and halt water pollution. "It is the largest scientific research program on water pollution control ever in China in terms of investment and time," Zhao Yingmin, head of the department of science, technology and standards at the MEP, says. Priorities will be given to the drainage areas of the Huaihe, Haihe and Liaohe rivers, Taihu, Chaohu, and Dianchi lakes, Songhua River and Three Gorges Reservoir area. Lack of funds, technology, and limited law enforcement resources are among major difficulties facing water pollution control, says Zhao, who said the program is expected to help make up for the technological shortages. (For more biz stories, please visit Industries)
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