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ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN ASIA
AREA OF FOCUS
CAUSES AND EFFECT OF POLLUTION
Yangtze River-
Ganges River-
CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF
AIR POLLUTION/FLOODING
India-
China-
POLLUTION
The introduction of harmful substances or
products into the environment.
YANGTZE RIVER
Begins in a glacier in the Dangla Mountains East of the Tibetan
Plateau and empties into the East China Sea.
YANGTZE RIVER HISTORY
Also known as the Chang Jiang River.
Important to the cultural origins of Southern
China.
Known as the boundary between north China
and south China.
This boundary caused many battles to take place
on the river.
Flows through a mild climate, which makes it
suitable for agriculture.
YANGTZE RIVER TODAY
Plays a large role in the area’s economic growth.
Has become a vital link for international
shipping.
Named one of the world’s busiest waterways.
Luxury cruises lasting several days are popular
along the river.
POLLUTION ON THE YANGTZE RIVER
Heavy Shipping
Traffic
Industrial waste
Agricultural waste
Human waste
Lack of environmental
reform by the Chinese
government
Two species have become critically endangered (Chinese Alligator & Chinese Paddlefish).
Lack of drinking water in 26 cities including Shanghai.
Soil pollution- agricultural issues
Cancer
Deformed children
Causes Effects
Chemical waste from Jiangsu Taixing Chemical Industrial District
dumped on top of the Yangtze River bank. May 15, 2009
In Ma’anshan, Anhui province, along the Yangtze River there are many
small-scaled Iron selection factories and plastic processing plants. Large
amounts of sewage discharged into the Yangtze River June 18, 2009
Jiangsu province Changshu City Fluorine Chemical industry land
sewage treatment plant was responsible for collection and processing
of the industrial sewage. However they did not, the sewage pipe was
extended 1500 meters under the Yangtze River and releasing the
sewage there. 2009 June 11
Soil by Yangtze River, was polluted by Anhui Province Ma’anshan
Chemical Industrial District. June 26, 2009
A Large amount of the chemical wastewater discharged into Yangtze
River from Zhenjiang Titanium mill every day. Less than 1,000 meters
away downstream is where the water department of Danyang City gets
its water from. June 10, 2009
In Haimen city, Jiangsu province Chemical Industrial District
sewage treatment Plant discharged wastewater into Yangtze River.
June 5, 2009
Jiangxi Province Hu Ko County Chemical Industry district is by the
Yangtze River. Chemical factory landfill the Yangtze River bank to
expand the scale of the factory without authorization.
Anhui Province Cihu Chemical Industry District built a underground
pipe to discharge wastewater into the Yangtze River. The wastewater
sometimes is black, gray, dark red, or yellow, wastewater from different
chemical factories has different colors. June 18, 2009
Shanxi Province is the most polluted areas of China. It is also the province with the
highest rate of birth defects.
“In Some areas of China people’s lives were threatened because of the environmental
pollution. Residents suffering from all kinds of obscured diseases, the cancer villages,
increase of deformed babies, these were the results of sacrificing environment and blindly
seeking economical gain.”
- Lu Guang
Xuanwei in Yunnan province is a cancer village. Every year there are
more than 20 people die of cancer. 11-year-old student Xu Li is
suffering from bone cancer. May 8, 2007
GANGES RIVER
Begins in the Himalayans and ends in the Bay of Bengal.
GANGES RIVER HISTORY
During the early Veda Ages, the Indus and the
Sarasvati Rivers were the major rivers, not the
Ganges River.
Later, three Vedas gave more importance to the
Ganges River.
What are the Vedas???
GANGES RIVER TODAY
The Ganges and it’s tributaries provide a large
source of irrigation to a large area of Northern
India.
Many fishing opportunities though it is highly
polluted.
Millions of Hindus take a pilgrimage to the river
to bathe and “cleanse” themselves from sin.
River rapids are also popular for “river rafting”
which attracts hundreds of tourists during the
summer months.
POLLUTION ON THE GANGES RIVER
Leather industry-
leaks chromium into
river.
Untreated raw sewage
Inadequate cremation
procedures
Lack of drinking water
Unusable for agriculture
Decline of aquatic creatures One stretch of the river
has been free of aquatic creatures for over a decade.
In Varanasi, the bacterial count in the water is 3,000 times higher than the standard establish by the United Nations.
Causes Effects
INDIA
AIR POLLUTION IN INDIA
Vehicles and industry
emissions
Road dust
Old diesel engines-
lack of emissions
Cremations- use of
butter ghee
Lack of pollution
standards
50% of children suffer
from Asthma.
Respiratory and
cardiovascular
problems
Premature death
Lung disease
Causes Effects
FLOODING IN INDIA
Deforestation
Poor urban drainage
Building of dams
Monsoons
Inadequate town
planning
Overpopulation
FLOODING!!!!
When you alter the
land the water is not
able to go where it is
supposed to go, which
in turn develops into a
flood!
Causes Effects
AIR POLLUTION IN CHINA
Coal burning
Few environmental
standards enforced
HUGE numbers of
cars on the roads
Acid Rain
Cancer- leading cause
of death
1% of air is classified
as safe to breathe by
European Standards
Dissolving of
limestone buildings
Causes Effects
“At the junction of Ningxia province and Inner Mongolia province, I
saw a tall chimney puffing out golden smoke covering the blue sky,
large tracts of the grassland have become industrial waste dumps;
unbearable foul smell made people want to cough; Surging
industrial sewage flowed into the Yellow River…”
Fan Jai Zhuang in Anyang City, Henan province, there is only one wall
separating this village from the steelmaking furnaces. The villagers live
in this heavily polluted environment where the village is under the iron
rain every day. March 24, 2008
Shizuishan Industrial district in Ningxia province, the tall chimneys
spitted out smoke and dust. Residents took preventive measure for
the falling dust from the sky when going outside. April 22, 2006
In Inner Mongolia there were 2 “black dragons” from the Lasengmiao
Power Plant covering the nearby villages. July 26, 2005
Zhaozhuang village by the Hong River in Wugang City, Henan
province, 66-year-old Zhao Bingkun suffering from esophageal cancer
since 2004, after the second surgery, treatment cost already have
reached over 200,000 yuan. His condition is in late stage, he is having
fever everyday, waiting for death. April 7, 2009
People form Fanjiazhuang are ready to submit a complain filled with
their fingerprints, to seek compensation for pollution damages.
March 19, 2008
FLOODING IN CHINA
Deforestation
Erosion
Ice blockage
Breaking of the levees
Monsoons
Towns established in
flood plains
FLOODING!!!!
Causes Effects
ASIAN BROWN CLOUD
Affects all nations of South, Southeast and East
Asia.
Brown haze that has many effects on the places it
travels above.
ASIAN BROWN CLOUD
Effects:
Alters monsoon patterns
Reduces photosynthesis
Increases human
respiratory problems
Reduces solar radiation
to the Earth’s surface
Contributors:
Toxic waste from
factories
Motor vehicles
Improper cooking fuels
Forest fires
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