Contact: Lisa Horton
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University of East Anglia

Groundwater Pumping in China (1 of 2)

Caption: China's groundwater irrigation system is responsible for polluting the atmosphere with more than 30 million tons of CO₂ per year -- according to research from the University of East Anglia.

Credit: Jinxia Wang, Centre for Chinese Agricultural Policy (CCAP)

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