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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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