China to strengthen prevention, control of soil pollution sources
China DailyBEIJING -- China has revealed an action plan to strengthen the prevention and control of sources of soil pollution from now until 2027. Work to detect and rectify hidden dangers in key entities contributing to soil pollution will be improved, the safe use of polluted arable land will be enhanced, and the safe use of construction land will be effectively guaranteed, according to the plan. It also urges efforts to strengthen whole-process supervision to ensure the safe use of key construction land areas, and to effectively control the risk of groundwater pollution from high-risk chemical parks. The plan stipulates that China will actively leverage social capital by utilizing special government bonds and a central government ecological and environmental protection fund, aiming to improve the policy system that would prevent and control the sources of soil pollution, and to build diversified ecological protection and restoration investment mechanisms.
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