Not long ago, Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection and General Administration of

Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine have jointly published four new national

emission standards, including an interim coalbed gas emission standard, a living garbage

landfill standard, an industrial pesticide wastewater standard, and a vehicle emission

standard (phase III and IV in China). The four environmental protection related standards,

the first of its kind published by the Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection since it

was upgraded from the former State Environmental Protection Administration, will be

instrumental for raising China's emission control level, and enhancing a national system for

such control.