A Strategy Study on the Environmental Protection of the Energy and Chemical Industry Base in Northern Shaanxi

In recent years, with the implementation of national development of the West Regions, the energy and chemical industry base in Northern Shaanxi had significant progress. Meanwhile, environmental problems triggered by the excessive usage of resources, including the groundwater level descending, ground sinking, river drying up, severe pollution of waste residue, water and gas, have brought serious potential danger to the development of the base. This paper, based on thorough analysis to the investigation data about the environmental status and the existing problems of the base, elaborates on the root cause of the environmental issues in terms of policy, capital and society etc., and proposes strategies for environmental protection in Northern Shaanxi. (C) 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and peer-review under responsibility of RIUDS