Pollution statistics[edit]

Soil contamination[edit]
Further information: Soil contamination People's Republic of China
The immense growth of the People's Republic of China since the 1980s has resulte
d in decreased soil pollution. The State Environmental Protection Administration
believes it to be a benefit to the environment, food safety and sustainable agr
iculture. 38,610 square miles (100,000 km2) of China s cultivated land have been p
reserved, with pure water being used to irrigate a further 31.5 million miles (2
1,670 km2.) and another 2 million miles (1,300 km2) have been covered with envir
onmentally friendly fertilizer[citation needed]. journal|last1=Zhang|first1=Xiuy
ing, et al.|title=Impact of Soil Heavy Metal Pollution on Food Safety in China|j
ournal=Plos ONE|date=07 Aug. 2015|volume=10|issue=8|pages=1 2|url=http://www.pier
ce.ctc.edu:2186/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=ebf978d6-a474-4244-a217-e1fe389dd2
b7%40sessionmgr104&vid=2&hid=124%7Caccessdate=13 March 2017}}</ref>