Northern China pollution up by 16 percent in January - data


  • World
  • Tuesday, 12 Feb 2019

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Air pollution in 39 major northern Chinese cities rose 16 percent on the year in January, official data showed, with surging industrial activity making it increasingly unlikely they will meet their winter emissions targets.

Average concentrations of small, hazardous particles known as PM2.5 in two major northern Chinese emissions control zones climbed 16 percent from a year earlier to 114 micrograms per cubic metre, according to Reuters analysis of official pollution data.

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