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General

In 2005, under the leadership of Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Party and the Municipal Government, Shanghai has successfully accomplished the second round of Three-year Environmental Action Plan with the efforts from the people. A survey conducted on public satisfactory degree concerning local environmental protection shows that the public are satisfied with local environmental protection work and environmental quality improvement on the whole.

Investment on environmental protection in Shanghai has been increased continuously. In 2005, the investment has amounted to 28.1 billion RMB, approximating 3.07% of GDP of the year. And the total investment on environmental protection in recent three years has reached 70 billion RMB.

The general quality of ecological environment has been improved dramatically. 85% or above good-air quality rate has been maintained for three consecutive years. Water quality in aquatic environment has been recovered gradually. 4,168 ha. green space was created in urban areas with 37% greenery coverage rate. Public green space per capita has been enlarged to 11m2 with 3.4 m2 added. Environmental quality in Wusong Industrial Zone has been improved and compliant with the advanced level in similar domestic industrial parks. The stink odor in TaopuIndustrial Park has been eliminated.


Infrastructure construction has been facilitated to a great extent. In recent three years, newly added sewage treatment capacity has amounted to 3.49 million m3/day, central treatment rate for urban sewage has reached 70%, infrastructure covering rate in terms of suburban sewage treatment has been enhanced by 16% and disposal capacity for domestic solid waste has been increased by 5,900 tons/day.

The total load of major pollutants has been decreased further. Compared with that in 2002, the emission amount of SO2 and COD per 10,000 RMB GDP decreased by 19% and 47% respectively. The amount of chemical fertilizer and pesticides used in agriculture declined by 70,000 tons and 735 tons respectively. Since January 1, 2003, new vehicles have been required to meet with the emission standard of Euro II.

No abnormal radioactive nuclide was found in the media. The complete absorbing dose for R radiation on land was in the range of natural background level. power frequency electric field and power frequency magnetic field, as well as electric field strength were in the range of natural background level.

Supervision on ambient radiation has been strengthened. Several local regulations, rules and standards regarding ambient radiation have been formulated which formed a consolidated basis for relevant law enforcement. Key enterprises, accounting for 85% of the total sewage discharge in the city, have installed on-line monitoring facilities. Therefore, the compliant discharge from these enterprises has been enhanced by 15%.

Two national natural reserves have been created in Dongtan, ChongmingCounty and Jiuduansha, Pudong New District.

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