Mapping China's Polluting Factories

Air pollution is a huge employment inwards China. Last twelvemonth the American Association for the Advancement of Science reported that inwards 2013 air pollution killed 1.6 meg people inwards China. One of the major causes of air pollution inwards the province is the large pose out of coal burning factories throughout China.

You tin at ane time regard who the major air polluting culprits are inwards Red People's Republic of China on a novel map of air pollution. The Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs' National Air Emissions interactive map shows the average hourly polluting rates of enterprises across China. Using the map you lot tin uncovering out which factories are responsible for the worst air pollution.

4,637 enterprises are existence monitored inwards total. Each enterprise's map marking shows the latest recorded average hourly polluting value (mg/M3). You tin too choose a business' marking on the map to sentiment to a greater extent than details, such equally historical readings together with how those readings relate to regulatory standards. The map's search facility includes options to filter the results shown yesteryear type of pollutant together with to exhibit entirely those factories exceeding or coming together regulatory air pollution standards.