Abstract:A new comprehensive index, environmental pressure index, calculated from pollutant emission amount, environmental quality standards, area of regions, GDP from regions or sections, is proposed to quantify the environmental pressure of pollutant emissions from region or industry. The atmospheric environmental pressure index has been analyzed based on data from National Bureau of Statistics of China and Ministry of Environmental Protection of China. The results show that the atmospheric environmental pressure of China exhibit significant variability among different regions, i.e., highest pressure exist in East China, followed by the central region, and the lowest pressure in the west, and industry is still the major reason causing the atmospheric environment pressure. High relevance exists between the atmospheric environmental pressure and the level of regional economic development. Further efforts should be done to coordinate the relationship between economic development and the atmospheric environment protection.
胡炳清, 覃丽萍, 柴发合, 易鹏. 环境压力指数及我国大气环境压力状况评价[J]. 中国环境科学, 2013, 33(9): 1678-1683.
HU Bing-Qing, QIN Li-Ping, CHAI Fa-He, YI Peng. Environmental pressure index and assessment of atmospheric environmental situation in China. CHINA ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCECE, 2013, 33(9): 1678-1683.