Shanghai to control agricultural pollution over next three years
21/3/2006 15:27
Prevention and treatment of agricultural pollution will become major parts
of the environmental protection efforts of the municipal authorities in East
China's metropolis of Shanghai.
Over the next three years, Shanghai's
environmental protection will include comprehensive treatment of large livestock
or poultry farms, agricultural pollution treatment and utilization of crop
stalks, said a municipal agricultural official.
The city will build or
rebuild five poultry or livestock waste processing centers and promote the use
of organic fertilizers and technologies to reduce the use of pesticides, the
official said.
The city also plans to put 500 tons of filter-feeding fish
into its rivers or lakes over the next three years, to consume plankton that is
usually harmful to aquatic ecosystems.
The agricultural pollution treatment
is part of the city's third-stage environmental protection plan for the next
three years, initiated by its environmental protection
department.
Xinhua
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