Recognizing the close link between public health and the environmental quality of air and water, this August the EPA released the results of a policy performance indicator survey conducted in 2005. Comparing air and river quality today with conditions three years ago, 22 percent people think air quality has improved and 45 percent say it has worsened; 32 percent think river quality has improved and 29 percent think it has worsened, Among respondents, 68 percent suffered from noise pollution within the past year, with cars and motorcycles the targets of most complaints. Seventy-six percent think mandatory sorting of garbage does not pose an inconvenience on their lifestyles. However, 23 percent think otherwise, and reported the greatest inconvenience is storing and carrying Household food waste.
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