Chinese farmland pollution

China threatened by farmland contamination

Much of China's agricultural soil is contaminated by pollutants, including arsenic and heavy metals, that pose a threat to the country's food production

UPI,

26 April, 2012

Much of China's agricultural soil is contaminated by pollutants, including arsenic and heavy metals, that pose a threat to the country's food production, experts warn.

Zhou Jianmin, director of the China Soil Association, estimates that 1-10th of China's farmland is contaminated, The Guardian reports. But some estimates range as high as 40 percent and a government assessment isn't likely at least for several years.

"The country, the government and the public should realize how serious the soil pollution is," Zhou said. "More areas are being affected, the degree of contamination is intensifying and the range of toxins is increasing."

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