This meant that the greater the level of pollutant, the greater the decrease in proteins was found.
5, a major pollutant in the atmosphere, will gradually cover Beijing, Tianjin and 26 cities in nearby provinces, and 11 cities on the Fenhe and Weihe river plains, as well as 41 cities on the Yangtze River Delta.
"Artificial light is an environmental pollutant that threatens nocturnal animals and affects plants and microorganisms," the study said.
The Government was ordered to produce new plans to tackle illegal levels of harmful pollutant nitrogen dioxide after the courts agreed with environmental campaigners that a previous set of plans were insufficient to meet EU pollution limits.
5 particles, which are especially damaging because they can enter the lungs and bloodstream, are the primary air pollutant in Harbin during the winter.
Another research team led by He Kebin from Tsinghua University has come up with a list of more than 700 kinds of pollutant sources to help evaluate the effectiveness of measures for controlling the smog, news site thepaper.
The plan set the goals of a more environmentally friendly way of living, considerable reduction of major pollutant emissions, effective control of environmental risks and a sounder ecological system by 2020.
The draft adopted the current standards for pollutant discharge fees as the lower range, and provincial level governments would have the authority to raise tax fees based on the environmental situation in their jurisdictions, Lou said.
The researchers, from Harvard and Syracuse University, say carbon dioxide should be considered direct pollutant and not just a marker for other pollutants, plus more research is now required to see how even low levels of CO2 can impair brain function.
When low carbon dioxide levels were combined with lower pollutants in buildings, cognitive scores were 101 percent higher than in conventional buildings, which researchers said was significant as it is not typically thought of as a direct indoor pollutant.
5 microns in diameter and a major air pollutant - collected from the latest air quality monitoring network of China's Ministry of Environmental Protection in 190 major cities from April 2014 to April 2015.
In 2013, China should have levied pollutant discharge fees totaling 57.
Plastic in the oceans is becoming a serious ecological problem for marine life, as well as an ugly pollutant washed up on beaches and floating on the open seas.