Air is thick with smog complaints
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="worsened">worsened</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="triggering">triggering</span> <span word="renewed">renewed</span> <span word="discontent">discontent</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="residents">residents</span>.</p><p><span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="rainfall">rainfall</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dispel">dispel</span> <span word="pollutants">pollutants</span>, <span word="particulate">particulate</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="accumulating">accumulating</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="monitoring">monitoring</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="measured">measured</span> <span word="PM">PM</span> 10 (<span word="particulate">particulate</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="than">than</span> 10 <span word="micrograms">micrograms</span>) <span word="at">at</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="than">than</span> 300 <span word="micrograms">micrograms</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cubic">cubic</span> <span word="meter">meter</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="southwestern">southwestern</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Fangshan">Fangshan</span> <span word="district">district</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Liangxiang">Liangxiang</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> 516 <span word="micrograms">micrograms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="PM">PM</span> 10 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cubic">cubic</span> <span word="meter">meter</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Municipal">Municipal</span> <span word="Environmental">Environmental</span> <span word="Monitoring">Monitoring</span> <span word="Center">Center</span>.</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 150 <span word="micrograms">micrograms</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="hazardous">hazardous</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="health">health</span>.</p><p><span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="shrouded">shrouded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="smog">smog</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="winter">winter</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="residents">residents</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="choked">choked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smog">smog</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="stepped">stepped</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Yang">Yang</span> <span word="Yanli">Yanli</span>, 24, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="accountant">accountant</span>. "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="smell">smell</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="terrible">terrible</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="inhaling">inhaling</span> <span word="chunks">chunks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coal">coal</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="spoiled">spoiled</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="mood">mood</span>."</p><p>"<span word="PM">PM</span> 10 <span word="intensity">intensity</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="days">days</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Qiuxia">Qiuxia</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="researcher">researcher</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Green">Green</span> <span word="Beagle">Beagle</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="governmental">governmental</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>.</p><p><span word="Unlike">Unlike</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smog">smog</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span> 1, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smog">smog</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="shrouded">shrouded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="bureau">bureau</span>.</p>
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