Pearl shell cultivation destroys lakes in Wuhan

时间：2007-07-04 02:56:47

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Chinanews,Wuhan, July 4 - Wuhan experts warn against overheating pearl cultivation1 in the city, for it is destroying local lakes. "It only requires hundreds of thousands of yuan to contract a huge lake for pearl cultivation; however, such lakes may never be recovered even if we spend hundreds of millions of yuan on them," said an expert.

 

Pearl shells need eutrophied water to grow, but then such water will cease to be fit fro drinking. Usually, pearl shell breeders put a lot of fertilizers in the water, which will only add to the pollution of the water.

 

Several local reporters and the Wuhan Municipal Environmental Protection Administration have conducted a joint2 survey, finding that pearl cultivation is very common in Wuhan. In Caidian District alone, more than 500 acres of lakes have been used for pearl cultivation, all of which are severely3 polluted.

 

"Appropriate pearl shell cultivation in lakes may help purify the water, but it will only bring disaster if going too far," said a person from the Wuhan Agricultural Administration.

 

In fact, most lakes in Wuhan are over-stuffed with artificially bred pearl shells. The lakes will surely be ruined if nothing is done to clean them.

 
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1 cultivation cnfzl     
n.耕作，培养，栽培（法），养成
参考例句：
  • The cultivation in good taste is our main objective.培养高雅情趣是我们的主要目标。
  • The land is not fertile enough to repay cultivation.这块土地不够肥沃，不值得耕种。
2 joint m3lx4     
adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合
参考例句：
  • I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
  • We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
3 severely SiCzmk     
adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地
参考例句：
  • He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
  • He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。

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