A Study of Heavy Metal Pollution in China: Current Status, Pollution-Control Policies and Countermeasures

In the past 30 years, China’s economy has experienced rapid development, which led to a vast increase in energy consumption and serious environmental pollution. Among the different types of pollution, heavy metal pollution has become one of the major environmental issues in China. A number of studie...

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Main Authors: Hui Hu, Qian Jin, Philip Kavan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-09-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/6/9/5820