Heavy metal contamination in Yangshan Port raises concerns for seafood safety, with arsenic and mercury posing health risks.

Heavy metals naturally occur in the Earth's crust, but human activities can increase their concentration in the environment, ...

Central inspection report says pollution and illegal activity causing serious damage to the two lakes connecting to the Yangtze, Asia's longest river Departments concerned admonished for not fully ...

This vast river – the biggest in Asia and third longest in the world – is also hugely important because of the variety of animals and plants living in or around it. But that wildlife has been ...

Since 2003, the State Environmental Protection Administration has published annual updates on pollution control in national key river basins and sea areas. Since the Yangtze Three Gorges Dam ...

Time moved differently on the river. The Yangtze remained a creature of cycles ... and over-reliance on coal resulted in horrible pollution. After finishing my Peace Corps assignment, I returned ...

the State Engineering Research Center for Urban Pollution Control, the Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Environment, and the International Joint Research Center on Sustainable Urban Water Systems.

Heavy shipping traffic, overfishing, and water pollution have also plagued Yangtze River waters and taken a heavy toll on these aquatic behemoths. The species is highly sensitive to increased ...

The Yangtze river’s finless porpoise is one of the very few porpoises (relatives of dolphins and whales) that live in fresh water. Its small size and cute 'smile' make it much loved in China and ...

Greater efforts need to be exerted to complete projects to protect natural forests, such as those along the upper reaches of the Yangtze ... treat water pollution in important river valleys ...