What I've noticed is that my safety and social standing in China seems to be directly proportional to the number of meddling foreigners disregarding local laws and undermining the authorities. Therefore I could care less about treatment of foreign NGOs.
There are PM2.5 sensors available for purchase, so if there is any doubt that a non-"HEPA" certified filter is working or not there are ways of confirming.
Aside from getting a filter that actually does what it's supposed to, it's nice to have one that is simple and affordable to replace. I don't think it's necessary to have the US government stamp of approval as long as the filter meets similar specifications. Basically all the air filters claim they remove 99.97% of PM2.5 from what I h ave seen.
I live in an area where PM2.5 levels regularly exceed 300. The filters I have work properly so long as the cartridges are replaced when spent. I think they run about 80-100rmb.
Sorry, that should be "washing BY hand", not my hand.
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though, I paid a bit less for it. I think I paid less than 700RMB after shipping in 2012. I think it's really only suitable for a single room though, not a whole house.
A few people I know bought some "xiaomi" branded units which they seem to like. detail.tmall.com/[...]
As far as I know a "HEPA" filter is just a donut shaped cylinder. I don't think it matters what shape the filter cartridge is as long as it is of decent quality and has sufficient surface area.
Really? Walmart should carry 5-5.5kg top loading washers. If you go much smaller than that, you might as well start washing my hand.
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Documentary Under the Dome captivates China
Posted bySome places have adequate trash collection service but locals still choose to burn the trash to cook with and heat their homes. It's pretty common with the elderly. They also like to burn coal inside their homes when radiant or electric heating is available to save money.
I am living in Shandong Province, which is just about ground zero for air pollution. The main crop here is wheat, and they burn it.
When I stayed in Dali for the entire month of February, the air quality index was over 100 almost every day. There is very little industry in Dali, but you can clearly see where the air pollution is coming from...farmers burning stuff. I have a clear view of the valley, and I toured it several times on a bicycle.
Documentary Under the Dome captivates China
Posted byNot all the pollution in China comes from factories. A lot of it comes down to bad personal choices like driving a car to save face when a bus or bicycle would do instead. How about all the uncontrolled exploding of firecrackers? When the government tried to regulate it people got angry that their right to foul the air was being infringed upon.
How about the 700 million farmers that are constantly burning garbage and organic material (rather than rotating crops)? Agricultural pollution in China is huge problem, but it's not something that can be dealt with easily because many of these farmers simply can't afford to adopt modern farming methods. It will likely take decades to move these people into urban middle class environments and switch to large scale farming.
New high-speed rail line to link Kunming with Dali
Posted byAccording to this link (now almost a year old), the line is scheduled for completion in May 2017. It will run at 200km/h.
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Kunming north-south metro lines near completion
Posted byAnyone know when Metro Line 3 will come online? I read in another article that the local government was being pretty quiet about it. I thought I recalled a completion date of spring 2015, but maybe it's been pushed back to 2016 now?
Life in Kunming: A graffiti artist's perspective
Posted byI demand a firing squad.