To cope with air pollution in China, artist Matt Hope produced a "Breathing Bike, " that consists of a fighter pilot's breathing mask attached to a pedal-powered air filtration system.

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Smog also spread across central and eastern regions as a yellow haze alert was issued yesterday, and "heavy to severely heavy pollution" was recorded in Beijing, China Daily reports.

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In environmental news, Xinhua flags up a survey by the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences showing that only 22.2%of shallow groundwater in the North China Plain is drinkable because of pollution.

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In 2007 the BBC visited the small hamlet of Shangba in southern China where one scientist was studying the cause and effects of pollution on the village.

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At a pollution seminar yesterday, experts said smog reached "extreme danger" levels in central and eastern China last month, People's Daily reports.

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"The draft law it is really trying to tackle the issue in a proactive way, trying to tackle the pollution at its source, " said Ma Jun, a prominent environmentalist in Beijing and author of China's Water Crisis.

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Imagine Shanghai crabs being caught in American ponds, lakes, and rivers, without pesticides and industrial pollution, and exported to China.

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China Central Television and The Beijing News report a return of moderate to severe air pollution in 74 cities due to bad weather and firework celebrations during the Chinese New Year holidays last week.

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