Industry in Pearl River Delta Region

A train passes through an industrial area of Dongguan. Industrial facilities are responsible for water pollution in the Pearl River Delta Region.

Unique identifier: GP01W3S

Type: Image

Shoot date: 04/09/2009

Locations: Asia, China, Dongguan, Guangdong

Credit line: © Greenpeace / John Novis

Size: 3224px × 1240px 512KB

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Pearl River Delta Pollution

The Pearl River Delta has become one of the leading economic regions and a major manufacturing centre of China. Greenpeace collected and analysed 25 samples of waste water discharges and sediments from five industrial sites located throughout the Pearl River Delta region. A diverse range of hazardous chemicals were found, including high levels of heavy metals such as beryllium, copper and manganese.

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