[Haichuan accident information] Cleanup of 6.97 tons of carbon nine leaked during Fujian Donggang petrochemical operations is basically completed
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original title: 6.97 tons of carbon nine was leaked during Fujian Donggang Petrochemical operations, and the cleanup work has been basically completed. Shishi Daily reported on November 4 that starting from 3 a.m. today, an odor appeared in the air in the West Village, Fengqian Village, and Fengwei Town areas of Houlong Town, Quangang District, and spread in the main urban area as the wind direction and speed drifted, causing complaints from the masses. According to the preliminary investigation by the Environmental Protection Bureau of Jingquangang District, the oil leakage was caused by the oil loading and unloading operations of Fujian Donggang Petrochemical Industrial Co., Ltd. Tonight, the Quangang District Environmental Protection Bureau once again issued the "Notice on the Disposal of the Donggang Petrochemical Carbon-9 Leak Incident." The original text of the notification is as follows: At 1:14 a.m. on November 4, 2018, a leak occurred at the hose connecting the Ningbo-Tiantong 1# ship and the terminal where Fujian Donggang Petrochemical Industrial Co., Ltd. was performing carbon nine shipment, causing a total leakage of 6.97 tons of carbon nine. After receiving the report, our district immediately launched an emergency plan for environmental emergencies, established on-site handling, mass work, marine impact, incident investigation and other working groups to quickly carry out emergency response work. As of 18:00 on the 4th, more than 100 ships and more than 600 personnel have been dispatched, and nearly 600 bags of linoleum have been mobilized for adsorption and recycling. The cleanup of the carbon-9 leakage sea area has been basically completed. Atmospheric VOCs (volatile organic compounds) were 0.429mg/m3 as of 18:00 pm (below 4.0mg/m3 is a safe value). At the same time, the incident investigation has been fully launched, and professional institutions have been entrusted to conduct sampling and testing of water quality and seafood. All relevant departments have gone all out to do relevant work in accordance with their respective functions to ensure that the incident is properly handled in accordance with laws and regulations. source: Hong Yanan/Shishi Daily
It is understood that C9 is a polymerization mixture, which is obtained by polymerizing aromatic fractions containing nine carbon atoms in the by-products of petroleum after catalytic reforming and cracking in the presence of acidic catalysts. It mainly includes cumene, n-propylbenzene, and ethyltoluene. Carbon 9 can cause pollution to water bodies, soil and atmosphere, and inhalation of high concentrations has certain effects on the human body.
On November 4, Fujian Donggang Petrochemical Sanitation Industrial Co., Ltd. also issued a letter of commitment to the affected local villagers, saying that it apologized for the leak. In addition to the anti-pollution company using oil removal facilities to clean up sea surface pollutants, there is still a lot of oil pollution drifting to the sea and fish rafts around Xiaocuo Village due to high tides, causing pollution to the air, sea surface and fish rafts around Xiaocuo. In this regard, the company promises to cooperate with the investigation by relevant departments, take all rectification and disposal measures as required by the investigation results, and assume all loss compensation obligations within the scope of the company's responsibility in strict accordance with the final accident investigation report and accident loss assessment report.