SHANGHAI will spend 100 billion yuan (US$16.13 billion) in the next three years on more than 200 projects in an effort to rid the city of pollution, authorities said yesterday.

The funds will be spent on 220 projects in eight areas of concern, namely, water, air, soil, waste, industry, agriculture, ecology and circular economy, said Zhang Quan, director of the Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau.

The major concerns are serious nitrogen and phosphorus pollution in water, high level of PM2.5 pollutant particles in the air, chemical and oil fumes from restaurants, Zhang said.