Mountain Water Company in Pearl River Delta Region

A worker in the Fei Lai Xia natural mountain water company located in the upper stream of the North River which pumps spring water from the mountains. Some industry from the Pearl River Delta is planning to relocate to the upper stream and mountain area. This will pose a huge threat to this area of natural beauty.

Unique identifier: GP01VTZ

Type: Image

Shoot date: 01/09/2009

Locations: Asia, China, Guangdong, Qingyuan

Credit line: © Greenpeace / John Novis

Size: 5616px × 3744px 5MB

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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