Environmental Issues in China

Also, by using credible, well-known sources like the World Bank and the World Health Organization, the author establishes credibility. In addition, both these sources have the word ‘world’ in front of them, which indicates that China’s pollution problems are a cause for global concern. Therefore, Auslin’s use of the rhetorical appeals of logos and ethos helps him inform his readers on the enormity of the pollution.

The largest cities in China are over populated and polluted due to globalization. Peoples health is poor because of the air pollution from all the factories. People die quicker and not many babies are born to replenish the population. Most people around in the cities can be seen wearing masks.

According to history of China, water consumption, growing population and demand for higher living standards were increasing steadily since the 1950s, when industrial development of the country started. In theory that could lead to new economic era and growth of the country, but in practice that caused one of the most important environmental problems in China. First of all, the pollution of water resources in this country goes deep into history in the 1970s. According to Wang (1989), the situation hasn’t changed for the better and the rate of pollution increased rapidly. Even nowadays the government of China cannot tackle

More and more ways are being discovered to help treat water pollution around the world, but what needs to happen is to stop the pollution. Around the world water pollution is a definite obstacle;

China is one of the largest populated countries in the world. With being the most populated country, it brings up some problems. China has been going through a drought in the north. Over the years, North China has been having less rainfall than the south part of China and that leads to a drought. Major rivers such as the Yellow river, their biggest river has been drying up, which is their main water source. Out of many here are the three main causes of China’s water scarcity crisis: Government policy, population growth and urbanization, and industrialization. Of these, the biggest driver is industrialization.

One reason for China’s water shortage is population growth. According to the article China’s Population Distribution: Rural Versus Urban, China’s population has increased by 36 million between 1980 and 2011. When there is a greater population there needs to be more water for all of the citizens’ needs. This growing population is also using water in more everyday tasks. The Coming China Wars: Where They Will Be Fought And How They Can Be Won supports this statement, stating, “It is also a rapidly urbanizing and increasingly “affluent” population with rising incomes embracing a “lifestyle” that is dramatically increasing the consumption of “more meat and alcohol,” both of which are water intensive to produce.” This excerpt

One of China’s best successes has in turn been one of its biggest downfalls. One of the main problems is China’s greatest success which has been its phenomenal economic growth. This is one of the main drivers of the current environmental problems that the country faces. Factories dump pollutants into the air and water. It is difficult to see the Chinese government making the significant sacrifices required to improve their environment if it means slowing down their economic growth.

over one third of fish species native to the Yellow River are now extinct because of damming

Beijing is one place that has a huge problem. Their amount of pollution that they are releasing into the air is going to eventually become very toxic and no one is going to be able to survive. They are also one of the worst air quality countries in the world. There was a red alert that happened not too long ago and it finally hit a trigger that something needed to be done. “Now, in a swift policy shift, Beijing plans to issue a red alert on higher thresholds, despite government pledges to better address the toxic air” (Guo). Much of this issue is coming from the enormous amount of coal that is burned. After the alert was sent out, they had to close schools and also put strict limits on the use of cars. It would take years to even make half

China has faced this water crisis for decades yet have not anything extremely effective to combat the turmoil as a result of a corrupt government, political issues and lack of money in cities needing help the most. The state have made evident effort to combat water shortages yet limited efforts have been made to improve their water quality, consequently resulting in the water pollution worsening. The Chinese government, to reduce the amount of toxic waste and sewage polluting drinking sources, has built water treatment facilities. However, these have not worked as these facilities are abandoned by their local operators because of the high cost of operating them. The Chinese civilians have been alarmed by the amount of pollution in its rivers, that the government have started enacting new environmental regulations and laws and taking more action to clean up its rivers. Beijing is closing polluting factories, building new sewage treatment plants and changing agricultural practices. By placing these regulations all the government must do is ensure that they are followed to see a positive effect, however these laws are widely ignored. Money set for wastewater projects is often re-appropriated to build power plants. The Chinese government have admitted that China has serious water pollution problems and designated $132 billion for cleaning up and improving China 's water supply. Allocations included $30 billion for urban water supply projects and $50 million in wastewater

Water pollution happens when excessive contamination in water body which is far beyond the ability for the natural ecosystem to accommodate the contaminant. (Hu & Cheng,2013) In 2006, nearly half of major cities in China did not satisfied drinking water standard (OECD 2007). Water quality has been dropped dramatically in China over the last few decades due to significant growth of pollutants discharge to natural water bodies and increased abstraction of freshwater from the environment.(Hu & Cheng,2013)The most three dominant reasons for water pollution are industrial wastewater, agricultural activities and urban runoff.(Huang et al.2010)Water pollution has become a very serious environmental issue in China. In this article, it will firstly demonstrate how the industrial, municipal and agricultural impact water quality and society in China. Secondly, the Chinese government’s reaction on water pollution treatment and possible challenges when implementing the water protection policies in China. Lastly, suggesting further solutions for water treatment in China.

A direct result of inattention to waste, the waters of China have become heavily polluted and toxic. In order for China to continue to prosper, additional regulations and their enforcement thereof must be put in place for the waters to be cleaned and rehabilitated to working condition. The drastic nature of China’s water condition is put into proportion by Jenifer and Jerry Mcbeath when they state that “water degradation… has reached crisis proportions” and “China’s water supply is 25% below the global average”. These poor conditions are a result of a multitude of regulation deficiencies, for example, those of factories, agriculture, and littering. Numerous industry manufacturing centers have been established on the coasts of rivers and waterways so that their waste may have easy disposal access, and the greatest amount of plastics runoff into the ocean is China’s. (Mcbeath and Mcbeath; “First… Waste”) If these issues are not regulated appropriately, the pollution will continue to increase and become further detrimental to all life in China. Already, countless areas of the ocean, rivers, and waterways are unusable or polluted as a result of the past abuses and lacking regulations. (Tibi; Moxley) In order for the waters to be restored, an organized system must be enforced for China to continue functioning.

In some areas, for example in China, they are thinking that the water pollution has a negative effect on mental and physical health. China’s negative effects are a major source of morbidity (a term used to describe how often a disease occurs) and mortality. This effect is much bigger in lower poverty place within the place in China. Some of the damages in the water it

70 % of our Earth surface is covered by water and almost 60% of the human body contain water for nutrient transportation. The unique characteristic of water is water molecule is the only substance in this Earth that exist in all three physical states of matter which are solid, liquid and gas. All human beings need water to survive. The national development over the years cause the rate of water pollution increased. According to Gebre & Rooijen (2009) water pollution can be considered as a sign that derives from economic growth and is a common phenomenon in urbanized cities in developing countries. In general, there are three main issues that related to water pollution which are the causes, effects and the way to decrease this problem.

Water is one of the necessities for existence of mankind. It is also one of the most abundantly available resources. But indifference of mankind and its abuse of the plentiful resource made water scarcity a problem for many nations around the globe. Water pollution is one major problem that demands utmost attention to deal with emerging water crisis. This paper is an attempt to describe various causes and remedies for water pollution.