Car exhaust fumes blamed for air pollution in Beijing
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2007-05-31 17:22

Most Beijing residents point to autos as the main factor in the city's air pollution, according to a survey released Thursday.

The survey by the Beijing municipal environment protection publicity center and the municipal social psychology institute was carried out with 1,520 respondents.

More than 90 percent of the surveyed attribute air pollution to auto exhaust fumes, and 87 percent also complained about traffic noise, says the report, which indicates that air pollution and noise are the two main gripes of Beijing residents.

Over 1,000 new vehicles are registered in Beijing every day, and the city expects to have 3.3 to 3.5 million vehicles circulating by August next year, when the Olympic Games begin

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