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China's air less polluted first half 2015: Greenpeace

2015-07-22 10:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: China saw levels of two common air pollutants improve modestly in the first half of 2015, environmental group Greenpeace East Asia said on Wednesday. Average levels of PM2.5 - particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 micrometers that can penetrate deep into the lungs - fell 16 percent in the first six months from a year ago, the group said, adding that sulfur dioxide levels also fell 18 percent. "The fall in coal consumption is the principal reason for recent improvements in air quality,"...

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