The number of industrial pollution sources shows a distribution trend of gradually decreasing from east to west
The State Council Information Office held a press conference at 10 am on June 10, at which Zhao Yingmin, Vice Minister of Ecology and Environment, officials from the National Bureau of Statistics and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs introduced the Communique on the Second Survey of Pollution Sources in China and answered questions from journalists.
Zhao Yingmin, Vice Minister of Ecology and Environment, pointed out that Guangdong, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shandong, Hebei five provinces of all types of pollution sources accounted for 52.94% of China's total, the number of pollution sources in China, especially the number of industrial pollution sources basically showed a gradually decreasing distribution trend from east to west. In terms of industry, five industries such as metal products industry, non-metallic mineral products industry, general equipment manufacturing industry, rubber and plastic products industry, textile and garment industry accounted for 44.14% of the total number of industrial pollution sources in China.