Department of Environmental Protection Zhou Shengxian, minister in the recently held national focus on water pollution prevention and control work conference revealed that in the first half of this year, the total discharge of major pollutants nationwide to achieve double-drop, in which sulfur dioxide emissions fell 3.96 percent, chemical oxygen demand (COD) the same period last year fell 2.48 percent, the effect of binding targets begin to be felt.
    Zhou Shengxian said that the two major pollutants continued to show good momentum of double-drop, the CPC Central Committee and State Council have attached great importance to all localities and departments to actively promote the results of which emission reduction projects, the structure of emission reduction, environmental management and the mitigation of economic Emission reduction and other policies to promote comprehensive measures have played an important role.