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Rural Non-Point Source Pollution in China: Its origins, Dangers, and Management Techniques

Fisher, Charles E
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1587977092814512

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2020, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, East Asian Languages and Literatures.
Due to the pressures of Climate Change and human exploitation, water is becoming more and more scarce each day. In its five thousand years of recorded history, Chinese civilization has relied upon abundant water resources to fuel its agriculture production. Agriculture, in ancient times as well as today, has been the foundation of Chinese society. However, as China continues to develop and become one of the worlds most powerful nations, a number of environmental and social problems have arisen. Since the Reform and Opening Up of Deng Xiaoping, China and its preexisting Urban-Rural Dual Social Structure has led to severe agricultural non-point source pollution and economic disparity between large cities and the countryside. As a result, China and its freshwater resources are under threat. However, thanks to cooperation between the scientific world and the Chinese government, China and its dream of a beautiful countryside is close to becoming a reality. The focus of this paper is to analyze China and its Urban-Rural Dual Social Structure, its origin, and how it has led to China current non-point source pollution problem. In addition, this paper will analyze several NPS pollution treatment and mitigation methods which are particularly suited to China, including Constructed Wetlands and Fermentation Beds. Finally, this paper will focus on how to adapt these technologies in a way which can both manage and reduce NPS Pollution, and also promote long-term environmental and economic development for China and its Countryside.
Xiaobin Jian, Dr. (Advisor)
Galal Walker, Dr. (Committee Chair)
74 p.
Agriculture; Asian Studies; Environmental Science; Foreign Language; Hydrology

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  • Fisher, C. E. (2020). Rural Non-Point Source Pollution in China: Its origins, Dangers, and Management Techniques [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1587977092814512

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Fisher, Charles. Rural Non-Point Source Pollution in China: Its origins, Dangers, and Management Techniques. 2020. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1587977092814512.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Fisher, Charles. "Rural Non-Point Source Pollution in China: Its origins, Dangers, and Management Techniques." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1587977092814512

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