Air pollution rumors should be refuted timely: Wang Canfa

“Air pollution problem is widely concerned, so an expert team should be built to refute rumors about air pollution timely, ”suggested Wang Canfa, the deputy to the Beijing Municipal People’s Congress and professor from the Center for Legal Assistance to Pollution Victims.

Given the rumors related to air pollution are frequently emerging, Wang’s suggestion will help not only to spike rumors but also respond to questions from the public. “In this way, social destabilization factors can be reduced, ” Wang took an example that someone put a detector at the exhaust pipe but found no pollutants were emitted into the air, and concluded ”automobile exhaust doesn’t cause air pollution”. But he got to know the testing method is not scientific after he inquired an expert in this field who said automobile exhaust shall be tested after cooling. So he uploaded the statement of this expert in his WeChat’s Friend Circle and received many supports. “Thus it can be seen experts’ voice are desired. I suggest the government build an expert team to timely refute rumors about air pollutions.”