China works for safe dangerous waste disposal

 China works for safe dangerous waste disposal

BEIJING, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government has released a guideline to ensure all dangerous wastes produced by major licensed¹ units at or above city levels will be safely disposed of by 2015.

"Our country's prevention of pollution from dangerous wastes started late with a weak foundation and historical consequences. The pressure will be huge and the situation will remain austere² until 2015," said the guideline jointly³ adopted by the Ministry⁴ of Environmental Protection, National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Ministry of Health.

The document, which was made public on Monday, praised the progress made in that regard between 2006 to 2010, citing that licensed waste-producing units safely disposed of 8.4 million tonnes of dangerous wastes in 2010, up 180 percent from 2006.

It urged strengthened control of harmful wastes from the sources, supervising all waste-processing procedures as well as integrating legal, administrative⁵, economic and technologic measures to stem illegal dumping of wastes and improve waste-treating capacities.

The guideline came after a series of waste dumping cases affecting local environments and people's health.

In May, seven people received jail terms from a local district court after two companies in southwest China's Yunnan Province were found to have dumped 5,000 tonnes of chromium-contaminated waste near a local reservoir and on nearby hills from April to June last year.

Ensuing rainfall reportedly washed some of the chemicals into local water supplies, causing the deaths of 77 heads of cattle. No human deaths have been attributed to chromium pollution in the case, but at least 14 local residents have been diagnosed with cancer since 2002 and many suspect their diseases were caused by contaminated drinking water.

The guideline set a goal of having 90 percent of units producing dangerous wastes at all levels and 95 percent of those dealing⁶ with these wastes at all levels to meet government management standards by 2015.

In addition, the document set down several key missions including surveying dangerous waste, developing an industry to utilize⁷ these wastes, and boosting capacities to safely dispose of heavy metal and medical wastes.

1 licensed   

adj.得到许可的v.许可，颁发执照(license的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• The new drug has not yet been licensed in the US. 这种新药尚未在美国获得许可。
• Is that gun licensed? 那支枪有持枪执照吗？

2 austere   

adj.艰苦的；朴素的，朴实无华的；严峻的

参考例句：

• His way of life is rather austere.他的生活方式相当简朴。
• The room was furnished in austere style.这间屋子的陈设都很简单朴素。

3 jointly   

ad.联合地，共同地

参考例句：

• Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
• She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。

4 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

5 administrative   

adj.行政的，管理的

参考例句：

• The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
• He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。

6 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

7 utilize   

vt.使用，利用

参考例句：

• The cook will utilize the leftover ham bone to make soup.厨师要用吃剩的猪腿骨做汤。
• You must utilize all available resources.你必须利用一切可以得到的资源。