Environmental management of the Bohai Sea in China

The Boahi Sea is the largest enclosed sea in China and rich in marine resources. The economy along the coast of the Bohai Sea is developed rapidly and the economic zone around the Bohai Sea has already formed. With the marine exploitation and the development of industries along the coast of the Boha...

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Published in:Marine pollution bulletin 1991, Vol.23, p.573-578
Main Authors: Xu, Qiwang, Zheng, Jinlin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Exact sciences and technology
Marine
Natural water pollution
Pollution
Seawaters, estuaries
Water treatment and pollution
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Summary:The Boahi Sea is the largest enclosed sea in China and rich in marine resources. The economy along the coast of the Bohai Sea is developed rapidly and the economic zone around the Bohai Sea has already formed. With the marine exploitation and the development of industries along the coast of the Bohai Sea, the pressure on it is getting greater and greater. Since the Bohai Sea is a nearly enclosed sea area and has worse exchanging conditions of the water body, how to protect the marine environment is an important subject while the sea is developed. In recent ten years, China, from the Central Government to the local governments, has attached importanc to the development and manegement of the Bohai Sea and has done much work in the marine environmental quality evaluation, moritoring, treatment and control. Obvious progress has been made in protecting the environment of the Bohai Sea.
ISSN:0025-326X
1879-3363
DOI:10.1016/0025-326X(91)90736-C