Shellfish suffering in polluted marine environment
By WANG QIAN | China Daily | Updated: 2010-03-12 07:50
BEIJING - Shellfish from water off the country's shores has become more toxic as more pollutants including heavy metals and oil damaged the marine environment, the State Oceanic Administration (SOA) reported on Thursday.
About 147,000 sq km of ocean failed to meet the standard for clear water last year, an area 7.3 percent greater than the previous year's, the SOA's annual report on the oceanic environment showed.
Most shellfish in offshore areas contained excessive harmful chemicals like lead, cadmium and DDT, a common pesticide in China, the report said.
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