Readings above 300 micrograms are dangerous for children and the elderly, but levels in Beijing have ranged from 400 to (an unofficial) 800.Travellers heading to Beijing, China are warned air pollution in the Chinese capital January 13 have reached levels judged to be hazardous to human health.
Beijing is notorious for car exhaust fumes and coal-burning industry exhausts and regularly exceeds pollution levels considered to be dangerous.
Readings above 300 micrograms are dangerous for children and the elderly, but levels in Beijing have ranged from 400 to (an unofficial) 800.Travellers heading to Beijing, China are warned air pollution in the Chinese capital January 13 have reached levels judged to be hazardous to human health.
Beijing is notorious for car exhaust fumes and coal-burning industry exhausts and regularly exceeds pollution levels considered to be dangerous.
