Amount of Water Pollution, Quantity Control of SO during the Eleventh Five-year and Discharge Permit Demonstration. In 2006, four scientific research projects received Shanghai Science and Technology Award, of which, one was awarded the first prize, two was awarded the second prize, and one was awarded the third prize.

Some demonstrative projects on clean production and experiments on the auditing of clean production in somekey enterprises were carried on, which orderly promoted the building of eco-industrial parks and the demonstration progress of recycling economy.

VIII. Environmental Build-up

Seven towns from Qingpu, Jiading, Baoshan, and Pudong Districts became the National Beautiful Town in 2006.

Seven communities (towns) in Shanghai became Coal-free Area through replacing 40 coal-burning boilers and furnaces with clean energy.

35 communities within the inner-city beltway achieved Dust Control Area, covering 225km . 39 towns and industrial zones built up Smoke Dust Control Area, covering 1667km .

XI. Comments and Motions Proposed by People¡¯s Congress and PPCC

During the National People's Congress and the Chinese Political Conferences of 2006,environmental protection authorities received 69 written comments from People¡¯s Congress and 68 motions from People¡¯s Political Consultative Conference, concerning air quality improvement, ambient acoustic environment regulation, recycling of electronical waste and waste lead acid cells of electronical bicycle, ecological build-up of Chongming Island, water resource conservation and environmental security. The handling rate and satisfactory rate of all written comments and motions were 100%.

X. Handling of Public Complaints

The environmental protection agencies at municipal and district/county levels received 35,217 cases of public complaints in 2006. 2927 cases were written materials with 98.0% issues handled. 29,895 cases were through telephones with 99.4% handled. 1637 ones were through personal visit with 97.7% handled. Another 1627 were through e-mail with 99.7%.

Regarding the sectors complained, 3521 cases were about water pollution (7.5%), 9484 ones about air pollution(26.5%), 17,752 ones about noise(50.4%), 315 ones about solid waste pollution(0.9%), 1027 ones about radiation(2.9%), 3542 ones about wastes from catering business(10.1%), 171 ones about chemical pesticides(0.5%), 284 ones about EIA for new construction projects(0.8%).

XI. Public Participation

A series of press media activities were conducted by focusing on the 3rd Round of