PROGRESS IN COMBATING OIL POLLUTION IN CHINA SINCE 1990

摘要

China has made remarkable progress in oil pollution prevention and control during the past 20 years;most of these advances are summarized in a paper in the proceedings of the 1989 Oil Spill Conference.This paper introduces achievements in the same areas 5 years since that conference.It covers legislation and its implementation;equipment,materials,and methods of usage with some national characteristics;scientific studies carried out in various institutes and colleges;monitoring of oil spills on land,in ports,and at sea by the local National Environment Protection Agent(NEPA),the Harbor Superintendency Administration(HSA),and the National Oceanographic Bureau(NOB),respectively;education,training,and information services;and international activities,including Chinese delegates performance dealing with Annex I:Prevention of Pollution by Oil of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships(1973)as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto(MARPOL 73/78)of IMO.China must keep a balance between economic growth and pollution prevalency,a challenge compounded by a shortage of financial support.