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Beijing city recently released regulations<\/a> to address soil pollution, including by controlling use of pesticides and chemical fertilisers, and strengthening monitoring of industrial polluters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new rules will come into force at the beginning of next year. They are one of 15 sets produced by provincial-level governments across China to aid implementation of the national soil pollution law<\/a>, Jiemian News has reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That law, which entered service in 2019, clarified who is responsible for preventing and managing soil pollution, and adopted a protection-first and polluter-pays approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most of the provincial regulations are firmest of all on violations that lead to groundwater contamination, raising the maximum fine to 2 million yuan (US$300,000).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

China has been grappling with severe soil pollution for years. In 2014, 16.1% of soil samples collected from around the country showed evidence of pollution, a joint survey<\/a> by two ministries found. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The issue poses a threat to the quality of arable land and food security. \u201cHeavy metal pollution of soil in southern China, the most important grain-producing area, is more serious than in northern China\u201d, Chen Tongbin, a soil expert at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, told Jiemian. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The primary sources of soil pollution in the last century are non-ferrous metal mining, smelting and discharge of industrial effluent, according to Chen. He warns that once soil pollution occurs, it is difficult and costly to treat.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Su Kejing, director of soil ecology at the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, said<\/a> earlier this year that the central government will continue to push local governments at all levels to address soil pollution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read about <\/em>China\u2019s ongoing nationwide soil pollution survey<\/em><\/a> and its <\/em>2019 national soil pollution law<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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