SHANGHAI (AP) - Foul waste emitted by one of China’s biggest drug makers has become the latest target in a widening campaign to crack down on the country’s severe pollution problems.
Harbin Pharmaceutical Group in northern China said Thursday it is rushing to upgrade its equipment and reduce discharges from its antibiotics factories after drawing intense criticism in national media for a stench residents have been complaining about for years.
Levels of hydrogen sulfide gas near the factories were found to be over 1,000 times the legal limit while ammonia levels were 20 times the allowed limit.
China has been stepping up efforts to close down or clean up heavily polluting industries that have left many communities contaminated with heavy metals and other pollutants.
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