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China steps up water pollution monitoring

07/05/2015

The Chinese government will commence a nationwide inspection of businesses to check how they are implementing the new Water Pollution Prevention and Control Law during May and June. Although the inspections will cover multiple industries, tanneries were hard hit when the government introduced anti-air and water pollution measures at the start of...

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