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Keywords
Day
Dumping
Industries
KWCI (GPI)
Outdoors
Outflow pipes
Paper industry
Pollution
River pollution
Rivers
Toxics (campaign title)
Water
Water pollution
Outflow Pipe in Pearl River Delta Region
An outflow pipe from a Pulp and Paper facility in the Pearl River Delta Region. Pulp and Paper industry is one of the biggest waste water discharge polluters in the China.
Unique identifier:
GP01VTR
Type:
Image
Shoot date:
31/08/2009
Locations:
Asia
,
China
,
Guangdong
,
Qingyuan
Credit line:
© Greenpeace / John Novis
Ranking:
★★★★★★ (B)
Containers
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Pearl River Delta Pollution
The Pearl River Delta has become one of the leading economic regions and a major manufacturing centre of China. Greenpeace collected and analysed 25 samples of waste water discharges and sediments from five industrial sites located throughout the Pearl River Delta region. A diverse range of hazardous chemicals were found, including high levels of heavy metals such as beryllium, copper and manganese.
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Report 'Poisoning the Pearl' in China
Pearl River Delta Pollution (Photos & Videos)
Water Pollution in China (All photographers)
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