China to Monitor Air Pollution Effects in Cities
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China will start monitoring the effects of air pollution on the health of people in areas including Beijing and Shanghai, the government’s latest step to address public anger over the issue.
The country plans to set up a nationwide monitoring network in 16 of the worst-hit cities and provinces within three to five years, the National Health and Family Planning Commission said in a statement on its website yesterday. Provinces to be monitored include Hebei, Jiangsu, Sichuan and Inner Mongolia, according to the statement.