Country Summary
Pure Earth, then Blacksmith Institute, worked in China from 2002 to 2016. During this time, Pure Earth and local partners completed 15 projects. Our collaborative efforts in China incorporated scientific and policy research to enhance science-based policy processes at a local level. Pure Earth provided technical support for research, provided strategic assistance to local groups, connected partners with the most appropriate resources to meet their need and provided seed money for new projects. Pure Earth closed our office in Beijing in 2016 after the Chinese government began investing significantly in pollution control.
Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health- China Summary
Pollution is responsible for 19.5% of deaths in China—1.8 million deaths each year. Learn more about how pollution affects health and the economy in China by reading the China Summary Report, based on the Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health.
Project Reports
- Stakeholder Engagement in Environmental Remediation (2015)
- Guixi Rice Paddy Remediation Pilot Study (2012)
- Activity Report 2011-2012
- Daye City Heavy Metals Pilot Project (2011)
- Diaojiang River Treatment Project (2010)
- Wenshan, Yunnan Arsenic Mining Remediation (2009)
- Press Release: Blacksmith China Establishes Local Technical Advisory Board (2012)
Project Pages
- Completed Projects:
- Reduction of Lead Emissions from Smelters (2016)
- Bioremediation of Farmland at Guixi Smelter (2012)
- Stakeholder Engagement Demonstration (2012)
- Daobaoshan Mine (2011)
- Daye City Heavy Metals Pilot (2011)
- Qingyuan City E-Waste Recycling (2011)
- Changsha Chromates Factory
- Diaojiang River Treatment Project (2010)
- Wenshan, Yunnan Arsenic Mining Remediation (2009)
- TSIP Regional Training: Changsha (2009)
- Sichuan Earthquake Toxic Emissions (2009)
- Guiyu E-Waste Processing (2006)
- Greener Beijing (2004)
- Three Gorges Dam Pollution Assessment (2003)
- Fubao Village, Yunnan Pilot Project (2002)
- Stakeholder Engagement Demonstration: Hunan and Jiangxi (2002)
Blog Posts
Read more about our work in China at The Pollution Blog