my country’s recent major environmental pollution accidents

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In the first half of 2015, 6 environmental emergencies occurred in various places in our province. According to the grading standards of the National Emergency Plan for Environmental Emergencies, all It is a general environmental emergency and has been handled promptly and properly. The six incidents are: on March 24, a fire in the warehouse of Anhui Leoch Power Technology Co., Ltd. caused secondary environmental pollution; on April 16, an incident of secondary environmental pollution caused by a fire in the chemical formation process of Anhui Hairong Power Co., Ltd.; on April 17 On April 27, a traffic accident in the Lujiang section of the Hetonghuang Expressway caused secondary environmental pollution due to a diesel leakage; on April 27, a traffic accident in the Shun'an service area of ??the Shanghai-Chongqing Expressway caused secondary environmental pollution due to a hydrochloric acid leakage; on May 2, a traffic accident on National Highway 9 of Tongling County 320 A traffic accident on the Langhe Bridge resulted in secondary environmental pollution caused by a sulfuric acid leak; on May 8, a traffic accident on the Jinzhai section of the Hewu Expressway caused secondary environmental pollution caused by a styrene leak.

At 4:00 on April 23, 2014, the ammonia nitrogen concentration exceeded the standard at the entry section of the Wuhan section of the Han River in Hubei Province. Starting from 16:30 on the 23rd, Wuhan City's Baihezui Water Plant, Yushidun Water Plant, and Guomian Water Plant have stopped supplying water due to excessive ammonia nitrogen in the factory water.

On September 11, 2002, a lead-zinc mine tailings dam collapsed upstream of Duojie Village, Bagu Town, Duyun, Guizhou. Thousands of cubic meters of slag poured down from the cliff into the mountains at the foot of the mountain. Along the Fanjia River, trees soaked in tailings died, fertile fields were buried by slag, and a sticky mud mixed with powdery lead-zinc tailings and river water was discharged directly into the Qingshui River through the Fanjia River. After the incident, the Qingshui River more than 20 kilometers downstream was still turbid, making it difficult for people and animals to drink water.

Water pollution incident in Nanpanjiang River, Yunnan

In October 2002, a serious water pollution incident occurred in the section above Chaishitan of Nanpanjiang River in Yunnan Province, causing hundreds of tons of fish died, and more than 300 million cubic meters of water in the downstream Qaishitan Reservoir was polluted. Because the Nanpan River has a dense population and concentrated industrial and agricultural production, it is one of the more economically developed areas in Yunnan. This water pollution incident not only caused huge economic losses, but also had a very bad social impact.

2003

Sanmenxia Reservoir released "a reservoir of sewage"

In 2003, due to the discharge of industrial sewage from some enterprises upstream of the Sanmenxia Dam and the pollution in towns near the Yellow River Domestic sewage discharge is increasing year by year. The Yellow River has experienced the most serious pollution since recorded actual measurements. The discharged water from Sanmenxia Reservoir is "soy sauce color" and the water quality has deteriorated to Class V, making it a veritable "one reservoir of sewage". Although the urban area of ??Sanmenxia is close to the Yellow River, citizens have to spend money to buy mountain spring water transported from nearby mountains. "Watching the Yellow River to buy water to eat" has become a major wonder in Sanmenxia City.

2004

The Tuojiang River Water Pollution Incident in Sichuan

In late February and early March 2004, the Second Fertilizer Plant of Sichuan Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. Ammonia nitrogen wastewater was discharged into the adjacent tributary of the Tuojiang River, causing the water in the Tuojiang River to turn yellow and smelly, with the ammonia nitrogen exceeding the standard by as much as 50 times. After the pollution occurred, 500,000 kilograms of cage fish died, resulting in a direct economic loss of about 300 million yuan. Jianyang, Zizhong, and Neijiang along the Yangtze River were forced to have water outages for four weeks, affecting millions of people. Local pure water was sold out. The local government mobilized fire trucks from Yibin and Chengdu to deliver water, but it was still unable to meet residents' daily water needs. In order to alleviate the disaster, 2,000 tons of ammonia nitrogen were urgently transferred from Dujiangyan and Sancha Lake to dilute it, but it was too late. Experts calculated at the time that it would take at least five years to recover the damaged ecology of the Tuojiang River.

Puyang, Henan Province cannot drink "safe water"

Since October 2004, water pollution incidents have occurred at the Yellow River water intake in Puyang City, Henan Province for more than four months. The drinking water safety of more than 100,000 residents was threatened, and Puyang City was forced to use backup underground water sources. According to surveys, the Yellow River water intake in Puyang City has been polluted for many years since 1997, and the city's drinking water sources are affected by pollution for about 4 to 5 months every year.

Sichuan Qingyi River Water Pollution Incident

In late December 2004, some paper companies secretly discharged a large amount of industrial sewage into the Qingyi River in Leshan City, Sichuan, resulting in a large amount of white foam appearing on the water surface. It exudes a pungent alkali smell. Qingyijiang is originally the source of drinking water for nearly 400,000 citizens in Leshan City. However, after the water quality was seriously polluted, the surrounding water companies were on the verge of suspending production because of the increased difficulty in producing drinking water that met the standard. Local citizens were faced with a water shortage crisis.

2005

Chongqing Qijiang Water Pollution Incident

Starting from January 3, 2005, the water intake point was discharged by the upstream Chongqing Huaqiang Fertilizer Co., Ltd. The pollution caused the water plant to stop supplying water. Nearly 30,000 residents in the Qiaohe area of ??Qijiang Gunan Street in Chongqing were without water for two days. The Qijiang Gear Factory also suspended production as a result.

Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province encountered a polluting water shortage crisis

In mid-March 2005, various water-saving promotional materials appeared on the streets of Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, asking residents to use rice water to wash vegetables. , use laundry water to mop the floor, or put bricks in the toilet tank to save flushing water. The price of water for residents in the city also increased from 1.65 yuan to 1.9 yuan per ton. Investigations show that although Jiaxing has a dense river network and is a world-famous "water town", due to upstream transit water pollution, Jiaxing is very short of available water that meets standards.

The Yellow River water has become an "agricultural hazard"

In 2005, crop yields in some areas of the Yellow River Basin were reduced or even eliminated. The reason was that along the Yellow River from Qinghai through Gansu and Ningxia to Inner Mongolia , there are many highly polluting industrial enterprises such as energy, heavy chemicals, non-ferrous metals, papermaking, etc., and the discharge of wastewater is increasing year by year. A large amount of industrial wastewater that does not meet the standards is directly discharged into the branch canals, causing the irrigation area along the Yellow River to be similar to that of sewage irrigation, and the Yellow River water Become a "disaster to agriculture".

Songhua River Major Water Pollution Incident

On November 13, 2005, an explosion occurred in the aniline workshop of the Bisbenzene Plant of PetroChina Jilin Petrochemical Company, resulting in 5 deaths and 1 missing. 70 people were injured. After the explosion, about 100 tons of organic pollutants such as benzene, aniline and nitrobenzene flowed into the Songhua River, causing serious pollution of the river water and affecting the lives of millions of residents along the coast. Songyuan City in Jilin Province and Harbin City in Heilongjiang Province successively experienced water outages. day. The pollution flowing down the river even threatens the Khabarovsk Krai in Russia, causing serious negative international consequences. This incident also exposed shortcomings such as non-disclosure of information and insufficient crisis management capabilities. For example, there were panic scenes such as rumors and panic buying of drinking water in Harbin.

Afterwards, the State Council’s investigation team determined that this was a particularly serious water pollution incident, and 12 persons responsible for the accident were punished by party and political disciplines. Xie Zhenhua, the former director of the State Environmental Protection Administration, resigned as a result. In the past five years, the state has invested a total of 7.84 billion yuan in pollution control funds for the prevention and control of water pollution in the Songhua River Basin.

Cadmium pollution accident in the Beijiang River in Guangdong

On December 15, 2005, severe cadmium pollution occurred in the Shaoguan section of the Beijiang River in Guangdong. The cadmium concentration at the Gaoqiao section was detected to be more than 12 times the standard. Beijiang is one of the three major tributaries of the Pearl River and an important drinking water source for cities in Guangdong. Since Shaoguan is located in the upper reaches of the Beijiang River, this pollution directly threatens the drinking water safety of nearly 10 million people downstream and the normal water supply of thousands of enterprises. Some cities Water supply stopped. After investigation, the cause of the accident was the illegal and excessive discharge of cadmium-containing wastewater during equipment maintenance at the Shaoguan smelting plant.

2006

Dead fish incident in Baiyangdian, Hebei Province

In February and March 2006, Baiyangdian, the largest freshwater lake in North China, known as the "Pearl of North China" , large areas of dead fish appeared one after another. Investigation results showed that the main cause of the dead fish incident was heavy water pollution and low dissolved oxygen in the water, which ultimately caused the fish to suffocate. According to statistics, 96,000 acres of water in Renqiu City, Hebei Province, have been polluted. The water has turned black and smelly. All fish farmed in cages have died. A large number of dead wild fish are floating in the lake, and some aquatic plants have turned black and died.

The Manniu River Water Pollution Incident in Jilin

On August 21, 2006, the Environmental Protection Bureau of Jilin City, Jilin Province received reports from the masses that chemical pollution occurred near the Manniu River. After on-site investigation, it was found that part of the water was red with a small amount of foam, and the pollutant was dimethylaniline, forming a pollution zone about 5 kilometers long. After investigation, the accident was caused by the artificial discharge of chemical wastewater into the Manniu River by Jilin Changbaishan Fine Chemical Co., Ltd.

Arsenic pollution incident in Yueyang, Hunan Province

On September 8, 2006, a water pollution incident occurred in Xinqiang River, the source of drinking water in Yueyang County, Hunan Province. Arsenic levels exceeded the standard by about 10 times, and 80,000 people The safety of residents' drinking water is threatened. After investigation, it was found that the culprit of this pollution was three upstream chemical plants. Due to the daily discharge of industrial sewage, a large amount of high-concentration arsenic-containing wastewater flowed into the Xinqiang River.

Sichuan Luzhou Power Plant Major Environmental Pollution Accident

On November 15, 2006, the construction unit of the Sichuan Luzhou Chuannan Power Plant project had not yet completed the sewage facilities. , the installation and debugging of the fuel system began, causing diesel leakage to mix into the cooling water pipeline and be discharged into the Yangtze River. On that day, the company reported that 0.38 tons of diesel oil entered the Yangtze River. After inspection by the environmental protection department, it was reported the next day that the amount of diesel oil entering the Yangtze River was actually 16.945 tons. The accident caused a water outage in Luzhou City and entered Chongqing, causing cross-border pollution.

Afterwards, the State Environmental Protection Administration determined that this was a major environmental pollution incident. Luzhou Chuannan Power Generation Co., Ltd. was imposed a financial penalty of 200,000 yuan, and relevant responsible persons of the company were punished with deductions of bonuses and dismissal of positions. punishment. Before May 15, 2007, the Sichuan Environmental Protection Bureau suspended the approval of all new projects in Huzhou City except pollution control projects.

2007

A blue-green algae crisis broke out in Taihu Lake, Chaohu Lake, and Dianchi Lake

Beginning on May 29, 2007, a large number of citizens in urban areas of Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province, had tap water in their homes. The water quality suddenly changes, accompanied by an unpleasant smell, making it impossible to drink normally. The reason is that a large area of ??blue algae has appeared in Taihu Lake, which is the source of local drinking water. This "frequent visitor" that infests Taihu Lake every year has arrived earlier and more ferociously this year. Small blue algae disrupted the normal lives of millions of Wuxi citizens overnight. Purified water in supermarkets was sold out, and the price of bottled purified water retailed on the streets also skyrocketed.

In June, blue algae also appear in Chaohu Lake and Dianchi Lake. A large area of ??about 5 square kilometers of blue algae has appeared in the western half of Chaohu Lake in Anhui Province. With the continued high temperature, blue algae has also appeared in the eastern half of Chaohu Lake, threatening the safety of local drinking water. Dianchi Lake in Kunming, Yunnan Province also suffered from a large number of cyanobacteria due to the muggy weather for days. On the shore of the ridge of Dianchi Lake, the lake water is like green paint, accompanied by bursts of fishy odor.

Water pollution incident in Shuyang, Jiangsu

At 3:00 pm on July 2, 2007, the surface water plant in Shuyang County, Jiangsu discovered that a large flow of sewage invaded into the water treatment plant in Huaishu within a short period of time. At the water intake of the river's waterworks, there is a distinct smell in the water flow. After testing, the ammonia nitrogen content of the water at the water intake was about 28 mg per liter, which far exceeded the national water intake quality standards. Because the contaminated water still failed to meet drinking water standards after treatment, the urban water supply system was forced to shut down, affecting 200,000 people. The entire Shuyang County was without water for more than 40 hours.

2008

The "poisonous water" incident in Baishui Village, Guangzhou

On March 2, 2008, 41 villagers in Baisha Village, Zhongluotan Town, Baiyun District, Guangzhou After eating at home or in a restaurant, they all developed poisoning symptoms such as vomiting, chest tightness, blackened fingers and cramps, and were sent to the hospital for treatment one after another. According to the investigation, the cause of the pollution was the improper use of nitrite by a small private factory in Baisha Village, which polluted a water well dug by the factory without authorization. The water well's pumping pipe and water pipe were connected illegally and privately. Lead to tap water pollution.

Arsenic pollution incident in Yangzonghai, Yunnan

Since June 2008, the arsenic concentration in Yangzonghai, one of the nine plateau lakes in Yunnan, has been measured to seriously exceed that of drinking water. Safety standards directly endanger the drinking water safety of 20,000 people. Starting from July 8, people and businesses around the lake have completely stopped taking water from it for drinking water. On September 12, the Yunnan Provincial Government decided to implement the "Three Bans" on Yangzonghai, namely no drinking, no swimming, and no fishing of aquatic products. It was also decided to take measures to investigate and deal with polluting enterprises, launch comprehensive pollution control measures, and strive to restore the water quality of Yangzonghai to normal in about three years.

Due to this pollution incident, Yunnan Province implemented administrative accountability on 26 government staff, and 12 of them were dismissed. In order to strengthen environmental law enforcement, the Kunming Municipal Public Security Bureau established an Environmental Protection Branch, the first time this institution has been established in the country.

2009

Water Pollution Incident in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province

On February 20, 2009, due to contamination of tap water sources by phenolic compounds, large areas of Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province were cut off from water. In the past 67 hours, the lives of 200,000 citizens, accounting for two-fifths of the city's urban population, have been affected. According to the investigation, the cause of this pollution incident was Yancheng City Biaoxin Chemical Factory, which was rated as a local model enterprise. In order to reduce pollution control costs, the factory secretly discharged 30 tons of chemical wastewater on a heavy rainy day, ultimately polluting the water source. . Afterwards, two persons in charge of the factory were sentenced to 10 years and 6 years in prison respectively for "the crime of releasing dangerous substances." This was also the first time that this crime was used as a criminal penalty for an environmental pollution incident in my country.

Shandong Yinan Arsenic Contamination Incident

In April 2009, Shandong Yinan County Yixin Chemical Co., Ltd. illegally produced arsanic acid without obtaining relevant approval procedures. And a large amount of arsenic-containing toxic wastewater generated during the production process was stored in a deliberately hidden sewage pond. Late at night on July 20 and 23, while taking advantage of local rainfall, the company used water pumps to discharge wastewater containing 27,254 times more arsenic than the legal limit into the Su River, causing serious pollution of the water body. Afterwards, the three persons responsible for the case were sentenced separately and ordered to jointly compensate the state for economic losses of 37.14 million yuan.

Shaanxi Hanyin Tailings Pond Collapse Accident

On August 29 and 30, 2009, two accidents occurred at the end of the drainage culvert of the Huanglong Gold Mine Tailings Pond in Hanyin County, Shaanxi Province. Collapse, about 8,000 cubic meters of tailings leaked. The dangerous situation caused the Qingni River water near the tailings pond to be seriously polluted, and seriously threatened the water quality of the Guanyin River Reservoir connected to it through a culvert, and the latter is the main source of tap water in the old town of Hanyin County.

Cadmium pollution incident in Liuyang, Hunan

In 2003, Shuangqiao Village, Zhentou Town, Liuyang City, Hunan Province introduced Changsha Xianghe Chemical Plant through investment promotion. In April of the following year, the plant failed to After approval, an indium smelting production line was built, and industrial waste was discharged for a long time, forming a large area of ??cadmium pollution in the surrounding area, which in turn led to the death of large areas of vegetation. Some villagers suffered from dizziness, chest tightness, joint pain and other symptoms due to excessive cadmium in the body. Two people Villagers died as a result. On July 29 and 30, 2009, thousands of local villagers besieged the town government and police station because they could not bear the harm caused by the pollution. Afterwards, the heads of companies and government officials involved in the pollution were criminally investigated and suspended.

Incidences of excessive blood lead in children broke out in many places

In August 2009, among 1,016 children tested in Fengxiang County, Shaanxi, 851 were found to have excessive blood lead. This will lead to vicious mass incidents. Subsequently, 1,354 children in Wugang City, Hunan Province were found to have excessive blood lead levels, and 121 children in Shanghang County, Fujian Province were found to have excessive blood lead levels. In late December, dozens of children in Qingyuan City, Guangdong Province were also collectively diagnosed with lead poisoning. After investigation, these lead poisoning incidents were all related to pollution emissions from local companies, and the issue of heavy metal pollution has attracted great attention from relevant departments.

The "Hometown of Non-ferrous Metals" is in urgent need of drinking water

A survey report in 2009 revealed that Hunan, known as the "Hometown of Non-ferrous Metals", has many mining, smelting, chemical and other enterprises. Distributed in the Xiangjiang River Basin, resulting in serious heavy metal pollution. For many years, Hunan's emissions of mercury, cadmium, chromium, and lead have ranked first in the country, and its emissions of arsenic, sulfur dioxide, and chemical oxygen demand (COD) have ranked among the top in the country.

The number of fish species in the Xiangjiang River Basin has decreased significantly. Thousands of acres of farmland cannot be cultivated. Fish, grain, and vegetables in a considerable area are inedible. The safety of drinking water for 40 million people is threatened.

2010

Zijin Mining Copper Acid Water Leakage Accident

On July 3, 2010, Fujian Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. Zijinshan Copper Mine Wet A leakage of copper-acid water occurred in the French factory, and 9,100 cubic meters of sewage flowed into the Tingjiang River along the flood drainage culvert, causing serious pollution in some sections of the Tingjiang River. Millions of kilograms of cage-cultured fish of local fishermen died, and direct economic losses amounted to 3,187.71 Ten thousand yuan. However, Zijin Mining concealed the pollution accident for nine days before making an announcement. Due to poor emergency response, sewage seepage occurred again on July 16. On September 21, a dam breach occurred at the Gaoqiling tailings pond of the Yinyan Tin Mine of Xinyi Zijin Mining Co., Ltd. in Maoming City, causing heavy casualties and property losses.

After the incident, many local officials were suspended for inspection or ordered to resign, and the heads of relevant companies were criminally detained. On October 8, 2010, the Fujian Provincial Environmental Protection Bureau decided to fine Zijin Mining RMB 9.56313 million as an administrative penalty, setting a record for the highest fine ever imposed on a polluting company.

Dalian Xingang Crude Oil Spill Incident

On the afternoon of July 16, 2010, a 300,000-ton Liberian oil tanker in Dalian Xingang was unloading oil with additives, causing the land oil pipeline to leak. An explosion occurred and caused the leakage of five nearby oil tanks, also with a capacity of 100,000 cubic meters. It was not until July 22 that the leak was basically blocked. According to estimates, the accident polluted at least 50 square kilometers of nearby sea areas.

Songhua River Chemical Barrel Incident

On July 28, 2010, the warehouses of two chemical companies in Jilin Province were destroyed by floods. 7,138 material barrels were washed into the Wende River and then entered Songhua River. The barreled raw materials are mainly trimethylmonochlorosilane, hexamethyldisilazane, etc., and the pollution zone is 5 kilometers long. In order to prevent the crisis from expanding, tens of thousands of people were dispatched along the coast to intercept the explosion, and the city's water supply pipeline was cut off. It was almost a replica of the Jilin Petrochemical explosion five years ago.

Henan’s chromium waste accumulation has become an urban cancer

On October 25, 2010, media reported that Henan Province built a number of chemical industries from the 1950s to the 1980s and 1990s. enterprises, and left more than six million tons of waste chromium slag, which was stored in piles around more than 20 cities, becoming an "urban cancer." Chromium slag contains the carcinogen calcium chromate and the highly toxic hexavalent chromium. Since most of these chromium slag piles do not have rainproof and anti-seepage measures, after decades of rainwater infiltration and penetration, they have become a source of lasting damage to groundwater and farmland. source of pollution diffusion.

In 2011

Blood lead excessive incidents occurred frequently

Blood lead excessive incidents exposed in many places in 2009 and 2010 continued to spread in 2012 . In January, 228 children in Xinshan Community, Gaohe Town, Huaining County, Anhui Province, were found to have excessive blood lead levels; in March, 172 people, including 53 children, were found to have excessive blood lead levels in Shangtao Village, Fengjiang Street, Luqiao District, Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province. Haijiu Battery Co., Ltd. in Deqingqing City, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province was exposed to have caused 332 people to have excessive blood lead levels, 99 of whom were children. In May, Sanwei Battery Co., Ltd. in Zijin County, Guangdong Province was exposed to have caused 136 people to have excessive blood lead levels, including 99 children. 59 people met the poisoning criteria; in September, 25 children in the Kangqiao area of ??Shanghai were found to have excessive lead in their blood.

The pollution sources that lead to the above-mentioned excessive blood lead are almost all battery companies. In March 2011, the Ministry of Environmental Protection inspected 388 lead-acid battery companies and found that most small and medium-sized enterprises had various environmental violations. For this reason, lead-acid battery companies were targeted for rectification. Among them, due to the Deqing blood lead incident, comprehensive regional approval restrictions were implemented in Huzhou City.

Oil spill in Penglai Oilfield in Bohai Sea

On June 4, 2011, an oil spill occurred in the Penglai 19-3 oil field jointly owned by CNOOC and ConocoPhillips. As of December 29, This accident has polluted 6,200 square kilometers of seawater in the Bohai Sea, which is approximately equivalent to 7% of the Bohai Sea area. The water quality of most of the sea areas has been reduced from the original Class I to Class IV. The ecological environment of the affected areas has been severely damaged. Hebei and Liaoning have A large number of local fishermen and farmers suffered heavy losses.

After the accident, CNOOC and ConocoPhillips were criticized by public opinion for incomplete information disclosure, buck-passing, poor handling, etc. The claim work progressed difficultly, and it was not until the following year that a breakthrough was made. Among them, the state The Oceanic Administration announced on April 27, 2012 that ConocoPhillips and CNOOC would pay a total of 1.683 billion yuan in compensation, which set a record for my country's ecological claims.

Harbin Pharmaceutical General Factory is trapped in the "Pollution Gate"

On June 5, 2011, CCTV exposed the long-term illegal discharge of pollutants by Harbin Pharmaceutical Group Pharmaceutical Factory: the waste gas emissions around the factory seriously exceeded the standard. The stench is unpleasant; some sewage treatment facilities were not fully activated due to maintenance, and sewage was discharged directly into the river, causing the river water to change color; a large amount of waste residue was either simply burned regardless of location, or dumped directly on the edge of the river. The air quality test results in the adjacent areas of the pharmaceutical factory showed that hydrogen sulfide gas exceeded the standard by 1,150 times and ammonia gas exceeded the standard by 20 times. Moreover, this kind of "land, water and air" three-dimensional sewage discharge is no longer a thing. Surrounding residents have complained for many years, but Harbin Pharmaceutical General Factory has always been unwilling to invest in solving the problem.

Water pollution incident in Hangzhou, Zhejiang

On the morning of June 5, 2011, residents of Yuhang Town, Yuhang District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province discovered that the tap water had a peculiar smell, and the local water plant also found water wafting out of the water when fetching water. A smell similar to rosé and paint. After testing, about 10 kinds of volatile benzene-based organic substances appeared in the polluted water, and the source of the pollution came from an industrial park near Qingshan Lake. Due to the pollution incident, water supply was cut off in some areas.

Yunnan Qujing Chromium Slag Pollution Incident

In August 2011, Yunnan Qujing Luliang Chemical Industrial Co., Ltd. illegally dumped 5222.38 tons of chromium slag, a highly toxic chemical waste, causing the source of the Pearl River to fall south. The water quality near the river was seriously polluted, 77 livestock died in nearby villages, and left long-term ecological risks to surrounding rural areas and mountainous areas.

Apple's Chinese foundry was accused of polluting the environment

In September 2011, 36 environmental organizations including the Center for Public Environmental Research and Friends of Nature released a report titled "The Other Side of Apple" An investigation report revealed that 27 suspected suppliers of Apple in mainland China had serious environmental problems. Subsequently, environmental organizations and Apple launched a series of negotiations on the purification industry chain. In October of that year, Apple's Jiangsu foundry in China was ordered to suspend production for rectification due to environmental pollution. This incident triggered a discussion on the environmental responsibility of major international brands.

The incident of blood cadmium exceeding the standard in Huixian, Gansu

On October 23, 2011, an employee of Baohui Group Zinc Smelting Company in Huixian, Gansu was found to have blood cadmium in his body during a physical examination. abnormal. Subsequent physical examination results of 869 employees of the company showed that 266 of them had excessive blood cadmium and 71 were hospitalized. After investigation, it was found that the company's inadequate protective measures were the main cause of abnormal blood chromium among employees, and the relevant responsible persons were punished for this.

Jiangxi Copper's sewage discharge has caused disasters downstream

In December 2011, several mining companies affiliated to Jiangxi Copper in Dexing City, Jiangxi were exposed to have been discharging sewage into the Le'an River all year round, causing disaster to downstream recreational areas. There are more than 400,000 people in nine towns and villages in the city. An investigation report by the Leping Municipal Government shows that since the 1970s, upstream nonferrous mining companies have discharged more than 60 million tons of "three wastes" of sewage into the Le'an River Basin every year. The wastewater contains more than 20 heavy metal pollutants and toxic non-metal pollutants. kind. As a result, 9,269 acres of cultivated land became barren, and more than 10,000 acres of cultivated land were severely reduced in production. Nine fishing villages along the river lost their source of income due to the sharp decline in river fish. Heavy metal poisoning and strange diseases occurred among local people from time to time. The average amount of compensation paid by relevant companies according to the agreement is less than one yuan per person per year.

2012

Guangxi Longjiang River Cadmium Pollution Incident

On January 15, 2012, Guangxi Jinhe Mining Co., Ltd., Jinchengjiang District, Hechi City The Hongquan Lide Powder Material Factory illegally discharged industrial sewage. The Longjiang River in Guangxi suddenly suffered serious cadmium pollution. The cadmium content in the water was about 20 tons. The pollution group traveled down the river. The polluted river section was about 300 kilometers long. In January Entering Liuzhou downstream on the 26th, the "Liuzhou Defense War" attracted national attention. This pollution incident had a serious impact on the lives of many fishermen along the Longjiang River and more than three million citizens of Liuzhou. As of February 2, a total of 1.33 million fry and 40,000 kilograms of adult fish had died in the Longjiang River section from Lalang to Sancha in Yizhou, and Liuzhou City once saw citizens rushing to buy mineral water. After the incident, 10 persons responsible for the enterprise were arrested on suspicion of environmental pollution.

Water pollution incident in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu

Starting at noon on February 3, 2012, the tap water in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu had a peculiar smell. The Zhenjiang Water Company’s initial explanation was that it “increased the concentration of chlorine in the tap water. However, in the next two days, there was a rush to buy drinking water in Zhenjiang. On February 7, the Zhenjiang Municipal Government admitted that phenol contamination of water sources was the main cause of odor. Investigations by relevant departments found that the Korean freighter "Gloria" that once docked in Zhenjiang was suspected of being a source of pollution. In March, Zhenjiang Water Company formally filed a lawsuit against the freighter in court.