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 The World Uighur Network News 2008

2007 rainfall is 20% of acid rain in Urumchi, major city of East Turkistan

AAccording to Tianshan News Net,Xinjiang Climate Center on January 17 the first time released to the public “ In 2007 communiques and climate impact assessment”of the contents of the whole of last year within the framework of Urumchi City, Karamay City and acid rain .

The unspoiled rain and snow is neutral, pH value close to 7; be in the atmosphere of acidic gases from pollution, pH is less than 5.6 of the rain acid rain. 2007 monitoring showed that the proportion of acid rain in Urumchi, accounting for 20 per cent of the number of rainfall, mainly in the January and July.

The impact of acid rain on the city is a long lasting. It can corrosion buildings, the eyes and respiratory mucosa was stimulated, can lead to disease and bronchitis, pulmonary disease induced. In addition, the acid rain will damage the ecosystem.

Reducing the harm of acid rain only could be done through reducing pollution, however, huge scale of in migration of Han Chinese and intensive economical exploitation rapidly increasing pollution and lead to the controlling pollution unattainable level.
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