The imbalanced distribution of chemical and petrochemical
projects and the lack of prevention mechanism has caused
environmental risks to China's major water areas, China's
environmental official said on Wednesday.
After the northeastern Songhua River suffered grave pollution
last year, caused by accident at an upstream chemical plant, the
State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) launched a
thorough-going inspection to the chemical and petrochemical
projects close to the major water areas in China.
The results of the inspection show that the environmental risks
incurred by improper distribution of the chemical industry are
fairly high, said Pan Yue, deputy director of SEPA.
"The environmental risks caused by improper distribution cannot
be solved within a short period of time, as the cost of relocation
of the projects will be too high," said Pan.
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(Xinhua News Agency April 5, 2006)
