The Real China Syndrome - Bad Air

Uranium (Nuclear Minerals) / Nuclear Power - Economics, Design, & Industry

Date posted: 11/24/13

Dr. Conca says that by any measure of air quality, Beijing air is very, very bad, up to forty times the World Health Organization limits on particulates, so high that the monitoring instruments are not even reliable at these levels. This supersmog is blamed for over a million pre-mature deaths in China each year. Beijing is one of the worst of many cities. These health effects are causing a financial burden as well. Tourism to Beijing has dropped in half over the last year. Top talent recruiting, previously easy for tech-savvy and wealthy Beijing, is becoming more difficult as prospective employees are wary of the potential health effects of the air on their families. Some are even demanding hazard pay.