Evaluation of economic loss by water pollution in Beijing

This paper analyzed the various impacts of the water pollution on human health,groundwater,crops, stockbreeding,aquiculture and industry since the quality of water in Beijing has been degraded increasingly. Through evaluation of the loss by these impacts,it is found that the total economic loss resulting from water contam- ination reached 4.049 hundred million Yuan RMB,with the largest loss 2.941 hundred million(73% of the total loss)in industry and the other loss 1.108 hundred million(27% of the total loss)including in human health, groundwater,crops,stockbreeding and aquicuhure.Among them,the losses in human health,crops,and stock- breeding-aquiculture are 45.297 million ,45.701 million and 15.117 million Yuan respectively.This explained that enormous loss from serious water pollution occurred in Beijing and effective controlling measures should be taken ur- gently.