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BEIJING, China – A Chinese report on the waters around the disputed fishing ground of Scarborough Shoal have deemed it to be of excellent quality with a healthy coral reef, months after the Philippines accused Chinese fishermen of damaging the marine environment.

State news agency Xinhua said on Wednesday, July 10, that through assessments done by various government institutes, academic research centers as well as satellite surveys have shown that the environmental quality of the shoal is excellent with low levels of heavy metals, hydrocarbons and other pollutants.

Cyanide was not detected in the seawater, marine sediments and fish, and there is a low density of floating rubbish around the shoal, which China calls Huangyan Island, Xinhua said, citing a report on the findings.
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Source:https://www.rappler.com/philippines/china-says-scarborough-shoal-waters-excellent/