China - 13.4 billion yuan to be spent to clean lead, mercury, cadmium , chromium, arsenic and other heavy metals from the Xiangjiang River basin.- Hun

[sharon sanders]

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Zhuzhou city government to pay 13.4 billion yuan to clean lead, mercury, cadmium , chromium, arsenic and other heavy metals from the Xiangjiang River basin.


Will invest 13.4 billion in pollution control to Qingshuitang
Source: Star Online - Changsha Evening News
At 08:33 on March 23, 2011

Zhuzhou newspaper (reporter Zhang Xiang) Reporter learned yesterday from Zhuzhou City Development and Reform Commission, the State Council has approved the "heavy metal pollution in the Xiangjiang River Basin Management Implementation Plan." Heavy Industrial Zone is a water pollution control an important part of the comprehensive management of Xiangjiang River, at present, the industrial areas included in the "heavy metal pollution in the Xiangjiang River State special planning control" key item 17, with a total investment of 13.4 billion yuan. Changsha, which is downstream of the people, it is a great good news.

The plan projects a total of 927 programs, with a total investment of 59.5 billion yuan, and strive by 5-10 years, heavy metal pollution in the Xiangjiang River to basically solve the major problems. The program involves the Xiangjiang River in Changsha, Zhuzhou, Xiangtan, Hengyang, Chenzhou, Loudi, Yueyang, Yongzhou eight cities, proposed emergency livelihood security, industrial pollution control, pollution left over from history major focus of task 3, after treatment of lead, mercury, cadmium , chromium, arsenic and other heavy metals, total emissions in 2008 based on the reduction of 70%.

Last June, the National Xiangjiang River Qingshuitang heavy metal pollution of heavy metals major projects started construction of sewage treatment works. Shifeng District, Zhuzhou City project site Qingshuitang circular economy industrial park, with a total investment of 3.6 billion, is expected duration of 18 months. After completion of the project, will Qingshuitang the core area of ​​16 square kilometers of industrial wastewater, domestic wastewater advanced treatment, source control from the Xiangjiang River pollution.

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[sharon sanders]

Re: China - 13.4 billion yuan to be spent to clean lead, mercury, cadmium , chromium, arsenic and other heavy metals from the Xiangjiang River basin.- Hunan province

Originating from Haiyang Mountain (海陽山) in Lingui of Guangxi, the Xiang is the largest river in Hunan and one of the largest tributaries of Yangtze River. It is 856-km long and 670-km of it is in Hunan.
People say the Xiang and the Lijiang River share the same origin because of the two rivers being connected by the ancient Lingqu Canal that is located in Xing'an County, Guangxi. According to a traditional saying, 70 per cent of the water in Lingqu flows into the Xiang and 30 percent flows into the Lijiang. In the past, the canal, along with the Xiang River and the Guijiang provided an important waterway connecting the Yangtze River with the Pearl River Delta.<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference">[1]</sup>
The river passes places such as Xing'an, Quanzhou, and Dongan, Yongzhou, Qiyang, Hengyang, Zhuzhou, Xiangtan, Changsha, Wangcheng, Xiangyin, and empties into Lake Dongting, where it connects to the Yangtze.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiang_River

 

[AlaskaDenise]

Re: China - 13.4 billion yuan to be spent to clean lead, mercury, cadmium , chromium, arsenic and other heavy metals from the Xiangjiang River basin.- Hunan province

Perhaps part of the motivation is because other sources of potable water are disappearing. As the meltwater from Himalayan glaciers disappears, and farming and industry are depleating aquifers, many nations may need to remediate their major polluted rivers for use as potable water.

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