Warning, Bohai Sea is dying!

时间：2007-04-26 09:04:55

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Chinanews, Beijing, April 25 - According to a report by CCTV, pollution is killing1 Bohai Sea in the Circum-Bohai Economic Ring, one of the fastest-developing economic zones in China. It is estimated that Bohai Sea will be dead in no more than 10 years, if nothing is done to control the pollution.

 

According to the investigations2 by the National Oceanic Administration, 80% of pollutants3 in Bohai Sea are from the coast around it. Bohai, which only covers 2.6% of the total sea area of China, devours4 40% of sewage discharged to the ocean. About 47% of the total volume of pollutants dumped into the ocean is also dumped here.

 

Bohai Sea used to be a major fishing ground, particularly famous for its hairtails, which can hardly be found nowadays. Rampaging pollution has led to several fatal red tides already.

 

"The ecological5 function of Bohai as a sea is partly lost now, with more and more of it being polluted, particularly in the sense of fishery," said Gao Zhiguo, the director of the Institute of Development Strategies of the National Oceanic Administration.

 

Statistics also reflect that 81% of drain pipes on the coast around Bohai Sea release much more sewage than they are allowed into Bohai Sea, not to mention 70% of such pipes are located in tourist resorts, nature reserves and mariculture zones.

 

Bohai Sea being a closed gulf6, has very poor self-purification ability. Statistics show that it takes at least 16 years for Bohai Sea to complete a water exchange cycle. In a word, China must stop polluting Bohai Sea as soon as possible.

 
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1 killing kpBziQ     
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
2 investigations 02de25420938593f7db7bd4052010b32     
（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究
参考例句：
  • His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
  • He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。
3 pollutants 694861490fe64672170a0da250a277c7     
污染物质（尤指工业废物）( pollutant的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Pollutants are constantly being released into the atmosphere. 污染物质正在不断地被排放到大气中去。
  • The 1987 Amendments limit 301(g) discharges to a few well-studied nonconventional pollutants. 1987年的修正案把第301条（g）的普通排放限制施加在一些认真研究过的几种非常规污染物上。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
4 devours b540beb8d5eec2b2213f0a7074b7692f     
吞没( devour的第三人称单数 )； 耗尽； 津津有味地看； 狼吞虎咽地吃光
参考例句：
  • If anyone tries to harm them, fire comes from their mouths and devours their enemies. 若有人想要害他们，就有火从他们口中出来，烧灭仇敌。
  • It eats away parts of his skin; death's firstborn devours his limbs. 他本身的肢体要被吞吃，死亡的长子要吞吃他的肢体。
5 ecological IrRxX     
adj.生态的，生态学的
参考例句：
  • The region has been declared an ecological disaster zone.这个地区已经宣布为生态灾难区。
  • Each animal has its ecological niche.每种动物都有自己的生态位.
6 gulf 1e0xp     
n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂
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  • The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
  • There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

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