China's environmental watchdog said Wednesday that several radiation monitoring detachments have been dispatched to monitor and evaluate the environment in northeast China following a recent nuclear test conducted by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

More than 150 radiation monitoring stations across China have been conducting real-time environmental monitoring and data collected in all provincial capitals will be released by the Ministry of Environmental Protection and updated daily, according to a statement issued by the ministry.

No artificial radioactive nuclides had been detected as of 10 a.m. on Feb. 13, said the ministry, adding that China's environment has not been affected by a DPRK nuclear test conducted on Tuesday.

Monitoring results collected by 25 automatic monitoring stations located in northeast China's border areas showed that radiation has remained at a normal level, according to the statement.

The provinces of Jilin and Liaoning in northeast China share a border with the DPRK.

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