This Day, That Year
China Daily | Updated: 2016-08-29 07:32
Item from Aug 29, 1983, in China Daily: A scientist uses an infrared scanner to measure air pollution during an airborne survey over Taiyuan, capital of Shanxi province. ...
The major source of Beijing's air pollution is the numerous coal-burning boiler chimneys which discharge large amounts of sulfur dioxide into the air every day. ...
The key to alleviating air pollution in Beijing is to reduce the number of boilers and establish a citywide centralized heating system.
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