A new research suggests planting trees and other plants near factories could reduce pollution by almost one-third. The 【小题1】 (add) of plant life may even cost less and be more effective than technology 【小题2】 (design) to cut pollution. The findings 【小题3】 (report) in the publication Environmental Science & Technology.

The lead author of the study was Bhavik Bakshi, 【小题4】 is a professor of chemical and biomolecular (生物分子) engineering at The Ohio State University in Columbus. Bakshi and other researchers collected data about air pollution and plant life 【小题5】 48 American states.

They knew that trees and plants were absorbing large amounts of 【小题6】 ( harm) emissions from the air. So they 【小题7】 (attempt) to find out whether new vegetation (植被) could reduce air pollution's effects.

“People 【小题8】 (seek) to solve air pollution problems need to start looking at nature and learning from it,” Bakshi said. He added that nature –based 【小题9】 (method) could result in “win-win” solutions that save money and are better for the environment. The study did not identify 【小题10】 kinds of trees or plants would be best at reducing air pollution.

As one of the most well-known tourist 【小题1】 (attraction) in China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the beautiful Li River was polluted. Water in the river suffered greatly as tourists 【小题2】 (throw) rubbish into the river. Besides, people on the boats poured the oil from the kitchens into the water. Also chemicals used to increase crop production resulted 【小题3】 poor water quality, causing a decrease in the number of fish species. 【小题4】 (lucky), local officials were concerned about the issue and began to take steps 【小题5】 (address) it. By 【小题6】 (construct) waste water treatment facilities and closing or moving polluting enterprises, 【小题7】 water quality was improved. Not only were new rules introduced to preserve the river, 【小题8】 the local authorities also used the media to spread environmental 【小题9】 (aware) and encourage greater use of clean energy. With these measures, China’s waterways are heading towards a clean and 【小题10】 (sustain) future.

Recently, researchers announced that they had found tiny pieces of plastic in water samples from around the world. These pieces of plastic have been found in drinking water across the world, 【小题1】means that we are drinking plastic every day. It is not yet clear what level of harm this 【小题2】(cause) us in the future. Some scientists are now appealing to the governments and corporations to consider spending money 【小题3】 the equipment and other resources that help deal with the problem.