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发帖数: 7759 | 1 【 以下文字转载自 Military 讨论区 】
发信人: bostonons (爱如潮水), 信区: Military
标 题: US Embassy: Beijing air quality is 'crazy bad'
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Fri Nov 19 11:24:51 2010, 美东)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101119/ap_on_re_as/as_china_pollution
Pollution in Beijing was so bad Friday the U.S. Embassy, which has been
independently monitoring air quality, ran out of conventional adjectives to
describe it, at one point saying it was "crazy bad."
The embassy later deleted the phrase, saying it was an "incorrect"
description and it would revise the language to use when the air quality
index goes above 500, its highest point and a level considered hazardous for
all people by U.S. standards.
The hazardous haze has forced schools to stop outdoor exercises, and health
experts asked residents, especially those with respiratory problems, the
elderly and children, to stay indoors.
"We've canceled 10 days worth of games since August," said David Niven,
chief operating officer of China ClubFootball, which runs extensive youth
and adult football leagues in Beijing. "If the air is above 240, some of the
schools will ask us to move football games indoors or cancel them
altogether. Because of the bad air this year, we've had to cancel more games
than ever before."
Health experts say breathing polluted air can affect respiratory functions
and worsen problems for those with asthma or allergies.
China's official air quality rating was 312 on Friday. Environmental groups
and city residents have complained the government's measurement system
consistently underreports the severity of the problem.
Beijing's official air monitors only measure relatively coarse particulate
matter, whereas the U.S. system monitors smaller, deadlier dust particles.
Experts say Beijing's frequently bad air has been even dirtier recently
because a growing number of factories and villages on the outskirts of the
city are burning coal for the winter, and more than 1,200 new cars hit the
roads each day.
The capital underwent a massive cleanup in 2008 for the Olympic Games, such
as planting thousands of acres (hectares) of trees in and around the city,
but has since allowed some factories to reopen and lifted some traffic
restrictions, bringing pollution levels back up.
"If the city's planning was better, people from the outskirts wouldn't have
to commute for hours each day," said Ma Jun, director of the Institute of
Public and Environmental Affairs in Beijing. "Beijing needs to place more of
a priority on the environment. The health of Beijing residents is no less
important than the health of those athletes who were here for a few weeks."
"We can't just expect wind, snow or rain to wipe out the pollution when it
gets bad," Ma added. "The city must take pollution more seriously and
implement preventive measures."
One Beijing resident said he was suffering breathing difficulties.
"I feel like I'm having some problems with breathing and distress in my
chest," said a high school teacher who only gave his surname, Qiao. | t*****g
发帖数: 7455 | 2 上午10:34（1 小时前）北京空气污染刷新纪录从 Solidot 作者：blackhat今天（19日
）中午12点，美国驻北京大使馆设立的观察站记录到了“超过指标”的数据“PM2.5;
540.0; 500; Beyond Index”，之前11点的PM2.5指数更是达到557，创下今年入冬以来
最严重污染记录。PM2.5是指直径小于等于2.5微米的颗粒，这种颗粒可以穿透人体防护
直达肺部深处，危害人体健康，NASA卫星绘制的2001-2006年间全球PM2.5浓度鸟瞰图显
示，中国沿海一带的污染十分严重。PM2.5指数通常的最高值是500，接近500即表示呆
在户外相当危险。然而今天已经超过了这个值。 根据中国媒体报道，受大雾影响，北
京首都机场和南苑机场均出现不同程度的航班延误，部分高速公路的能见度较低，部分
路段已经采取了交通管制措施。而中国环境监测总站发布的重点城市污染消息，北京污
染指数（PM10，即径小于等于10微米的颗粒）达313，首要污染物为“可吸入颗粒物”
，空气状况的级别达V级，达到“重污染”状况。气象专家提醒，北京市民做好呼吸道
防护措施，避免长时间户外活动。美联社报道，美国驻北京大使馆周五发布的空气污染
信息“用光了所有惯用的形容词，一度用'糟得令人发疯'来描述”，后来这一用词被删
除了，称其描述并不准确。 | y****e
发帖数: 23939 | | c*******l
发帖数: 7820 | 4 这得无所谓了？你的家人还在吧。奥运会是个屁，不为家人也要为自己啊。就真无所谓
，什么都不管不顾？
【在 y****e 的大作中提到】
: 反正奥运会开过了，怎么糟也无所谓了
| y****e
发帖数: 23939 | 5 现在除了那些装13的，谁住北京上海啊，没事有空气污染和高房价，有事就是高楼大火
【在 c*******l 的大作中提到】
: 这得无所谓了？你的家人还在吧。奥运会是个屁，不为家人也要为自己啊。就真无所谓
: ，什么都不管不顾？
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