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When and where did it happen?
November 13, 2005 at 1:45 pm
Petrochemical plant explosion
Jilin province, China
What was it?
What was it?
location
Toxic chemicals known to cause cancer. An odorless, colourless gass form. It breaks down into carbon dioxide and water when burned. Natural processes that produce benzene include volcanoes and forest fires.
Products containing Benzene:
.Paint
.Gasoline
.Glues, Furniture wax, inks
.Detergents
.Rubbers
The Songhua river connects to the Amur river, or Heilong Jiang river (black dragon river), the world's tenth longest river that forms the border between far east Russia and northern China. If pollution continued in the river, it would have affected Russia. Not only would the people in China have to be evacuated due to toxic chemicals in their water, but the people in east Russia.
Damage includes:
Regulations
No rules have been applied. Global environmental organizations keep check on all chemical plants in China.
Solution
Beijing said on it would commit Rmb10bn ($1.2bn) towards cleaning up last year’s chemical spill in the northeastern Songhua River.