Free testing for PM2.5 in Shanghai
<p><span word="Testing">Testing</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="indoor">indoor</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="pollutants">pollutants</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="circumvent">circumvent</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="hazards">hazards</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="concepts">concepts</span>.</p><p><span word="Residents">Residents</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="contacting">contacting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="Environmental">Environmental</span> <span word="Protection">Protection</span> <span word="Industry">Industry</span> <span word="Association">Association</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="prioritized">prioritized</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Wei">Wei</span>, <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="association">association</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="measurement">measurement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="PM">PM</span>2.5 <span word="was">was</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="indicator">indicator</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="standards">standards</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="February">February</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="concern">concern</span>.</p><p><span word="PM">PM</span> 2.5 - <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="particles">particles</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="than">than</span> 2.5 <span word="micrometers">micrometers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="diameter">diameter</span> - <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="absorbed">absorbed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lungs">lungs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="trigger">trigger</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="cardiovascular">cardiovascular</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="respiratory">respiratory</span> <span word="disorders">disorders</span>.</p><p><span word="People">People</span> <span word="associate">associate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="factory">factory</span> <span word="chimneys">chimneys</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="exhaust">exhaust</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Li">Li</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="indoor">indoor</span> <span word="sources">sources</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cigarettes">cigarettes</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pollutant">pollutant</span>.</p><p><span word="Testing">Testing</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="association">association</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="absorb">absorb</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="costs">costs</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Li">Li</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="association">association</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="gather">gather</span> <span word="statistical">statistical</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="service">service</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sixth">sixth</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="monitored">monitored</span> <span word="indoor">indoor</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="residents">residents</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="PM">PM</span>2.5 <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="included">included</span>.</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 13,000 <span word="households">households</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="benefited">benefited</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="association">association</span> <span word="showed">showed</span>.</p>
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