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The environmental protection authorities of Beijing revealed five new air pollutant emission standards taking effect on July 1.
The standards set new air pollutant emission limits on boilers, oil refining, petrochemical engineering, printing, wood furniture manufacturing, and crematoriums. And the new limits will enable the local air pollutant emission amount to meet international standards.
With these policies in place, boilers are required to reduce pollutant emissions by nearly 50 percent, and ultimately, to cut nitrogen oxide emissions by 30,000 tons, by 2020, or 70 percent of its 2013 emission amount.
In addition, the emission of volatile organic compounds from printing, furniture manufacturing and oil refining is to be cut by 50 percent, and dioxins (TCDD) from crematoriums, by 90 percent. The city’s 12 crematoriums are upgrading their gas treatment technology to meet the new standard, and will be completed by July 1, 2016.
An official of local environmental protection bureau, Yan Yumei, said Beijing also plans to set new air pollutant emission standards for automobile manufacturing, vehicle maintenance and repairs, and industrial coatings by the end of August.
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Tom Linebarger (1st, R), Chairman and CEO of Cummins Engine is upgrading a vehicle's engine with an official of Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau. [Photo by Deng Jia/asianewsphoto.com] |
