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Living in China: toxins levels in 70% of Guangzhou’s apartments excessive

Researchers have discovered about 70 percent of apartments in Guangdong's provincial capital contained formaldehyde levels exceeding national standards, the Guangzhou Daily reported. On average, levels were 64.3 percent higher than the standard, it said [...]
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China, Technology and the Environment: Urban, industry growth cloaks parts of China in persistent haze

Haze from urbanization and industrial development is a serious, persistent problem in many parts of China, especially the north, the south and in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the Chinese National Meteorological Center (NMC) said recently [...]
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