Study on Sources, Causes and Countermeasures of Water Pollution in Rural Areas of Guangxi in China

摘要

With the gradual acceleration of urbanization and industrialization, considerable changes have takenplace in the production and lifestyle of peasants. However, industrial wastes, domestic and productionwastes, and livestock effluent discharge are increasing gradually, thereby intensifying water pollutionin rural areas day by day. Water pollution sources and causes in rural areas of Guangxi AutonomousRegion were analysed in the research, and the countermeasures were proposed from multipleperspectives. Results demonstrate that wastewater and waste gas emission by township enterprises,wanton production of livestock breeding, large-scale generation of agricultural nonpoint sourcepollutions, and rural domestic sewage and waste are the main sources of water pollution in ruralareas. The long-term existences of an urban-rural dual economic structure, imperfect laws andmanagement systems, and restrictions on rural development have created the current conditions ofthe water environment in rural areas. Management strategies for the rural water environment areproposed, such as coordinating economic development and environmental protection, improvingtreatment efficiency of rural domestic waste sewage, increasing the technological content ofagricultural production, and enhancing pollution regulation of township enterprises. The conclusions inthis study expand the research perspectives and enrich the research content on water pollutionproblems in rural areas.