Seawater pollution remains 'serious' in southern province

GUANGZHOU - Seawater pollution remains serious in the coastal waters off South China's Guangdong province, where the marine ecological environment continues to deteriorate, officials said on Wednesday.

The seawater quality of the prosperous province has worsened since the monitoring began in 2001, according to the annual monitoring report released by the Guangdong provincial oceanic and fisheries administration on Wednesday.

The pollutant concentration of 45.3 percent of the total 95 monitored sewage outlets failed to meet the provincial requirements for pollutant discharge, the report showed.