环境保护部日前发布《稀土工业污染物排放标准》,自2011年10月1日起实施。环境保护部有关负责人表示,这是“十二五”期间环境保护部发布的第一个国家污染物排放标准,标准的制定和实施将有利于提高稀土产业准入门槛,加快转变稀土行业发展方式,推动稀土产业结构调整,促进稀土行业持续健康发展。4污染物排放控制要求 Ministry of Environmental Protection recently released “rare earth industrial pollutant discharge standards”, since October 1, 2011 come into operation. Officials from the MEP said it is the first national pollutant discharge standard issued by the MEP during the “Twelfth-Five-Year Plan”. The formulation and implementation of the standards will help to raise the threshold of rare earth industry access and speed up the transformation of rare earth Industry development, promote the adjustment of rare earth industry structure, and promote the sustained and healthy development of rare earth industry. 4 pollutant emission control requirements