Beijing-area air better than before
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="Hebei">Hebei</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tianjin">Tianjin</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="monitoring">monitoring</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span>.</p><p><span word="From">From</span> <span word="Feb">Feb</span> 20 <span word="to">to</span> 26, <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="Tianjin">Tianjin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Hebei">Hebei</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="shrouded">shrouded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="smog">smog</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="environment">environment</span>-<span word="monitoring">monitoring</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sciences">Sciences</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="concentration">concentration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="PM">PM</span>2.5 - <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="particulate">particulate</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="diameter">diameter</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> 2.5 <span word="microns">microns</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="lodge">lodge</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lungs">lungs</span> - <span word="was">was</span> 11 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="smog">smog</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> 2013, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="peak">peak</span> <span word="concentration">concentration</span> <span word="decreased">decreased</span> <span word="by">by</span> 16.4 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="concentration">concentration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pollutants">pollutants</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smog">smog</span> <span word="decreased">decreased</span> <span word="by">by</span> 20 <span word="to">to</span> 30 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Yuesi">Yuesi</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="researcher">researcher</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Atmospheric">Atmospheric</span> <span word="Physics">Physics</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sciences">Sciences</span>.</p><p><span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="forum">forum</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sciences">Sciences</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discuss">discuss</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smog">smog</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="institute">institute</span> <span word="monitored">monitored</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concentration">concentration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="PM">PM</span>2.5 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="pollutants">pollutants</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="with">with</span> 23 <span word="monitoring">monitoring</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="China">China</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="comparison">comparison</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="collected">collected</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="February">February</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="January">January</span> 2013, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="lasted">lasted</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="smog">smog</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span>, <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="monitoring">monitoring</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cope">cope</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="effective">effective</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="PM">PM</span>2.5 <span word="concentration">concentration</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deterioration">deterioration</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="visibility">visibility</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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