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Source: UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),
FAO Production Yearbook 1990 (Rome, 1991)
Adapted from Brown, Lester. R., 1994: Who will feed China? World Watch. September/October, 10-19.
Table 3. Estimated environmental pollution costs in China in 1990 (Smil, 1996)
Category Minimum cost Maximum cost (RMB in millions) (RMB in millions) Air pollution 11,000 19,200 Water pollution 9,700 14,000 Solid waste disposal 9,000 10,500 TOTAL 29,700 43,700
Table 4. Estimated environmental degradation costs in China in 1990 (Smil, 1996)
Category Minimum cost Maximum cost (RMB in millions) (RMB in millions) Loss of farmland 1,600 4,100 Soil erosion 11,000 26,400 Farmland degradation 4,200 8,000 Land reclamation after mining 100 200 Degradation of grasslands 3,700 5,400 Loss of wetlands 200 500 Forest mismanagement 39,900 71,500 Water shortages 5,000 8,700 TOTAL 65,700 124,800