Recently, Norilsk Nickel, one of the world’s largest producers of palladium in Norilsk, northern Siberia, and Russia’s leading nickel miner, is located in the northernmost Arctic Circle in Russia. The fuel depot collapsed and 20,000 tons of diesel leaked. Since the birth of the earth, there has never been such a serious leak in the Arctic. Researchers have declared a state of emergency and warned that the leaked diesel is gathering in downstream lakes and eventually will inevitably flow into the Arctic Ocean, causing a devastating blow to the ecosystem.
It is irritating that "the enterprise tried to solve the problem caused by the fuel leakage with its own strength", and the Ministry of Emergency Affairs received the report two days after the accident.
This is not only a man-made disaster, but also a man-made natural disaster. Because the cause of the diesel tank leak is caused by global warming. The permafrost layer in the Arctic caused by global warming quickly melted, causing changes in the surface soil structure. The underground support of the diesel tank suddenly fell, causing the oil storage tank to collapse and the diesel leaking. The pollution area reached 350 square kilometers. Among them, 6,000 tons entered the ground, 15,000 tons entered the water body, the Ambanaya River and the Dardikhan River and almost all tributaries were contaminated, and the 12-kilometer river surface became a bright red color-all the diesel used for heating in Russia is Red. It is estimated that it will take decades to restore the contaminated water system, and the soil will take several times longer than the former.
The researchers believe that the scale of the disaster was seriously underestimated. The Ambanaia River affected by the diesel leak is an important river that flows into the Pyasino Lake, the source of the Pyasina River in the main waters of northern Siberia, and is vital to the entire Tamil Peninsula. Because the fuel dissolves in the water and the wildfires are overwhelming in the Arctic after summer, these leaked diesels are likely to ignite. So now it needs to be collected very quickly, this is a race against time. Once diesel oil is imported into the Arctic Ocean, the consequences will be catastrophic, and the damage will even exceed the leak of the US tanker Exxon Valdez in 1989, which was the worst environmental pollution disaster in American history.
The marine rescue department has installed six oil barriers on the Ambarnaya River to prevent diesel from entering the lake and is using special devices to remove fuel. However, due to the lack of infrastructure in this remote area, and the high temperature and windy weather causing the ice to fragment, it began to release more fuel into the lake, so the cleaning task was difficult. At present, part of the soil has been cleaned, and 201 tons of diesel oil has been pumped out, and more than 130 tons have been removed from the river, which is only a fraction of the amount compared to the leak.
Permafrost covers 65% of Russia’s land, but its rate of temperature increase is 2.5 times the world average! According to a previous study, every 1 degree Celsius increase in the earth’s average temperature will cause the permafrost in the Arctic to melt 4 million square kilometers. It will pose a huge threat to infrastructure. Highways, railways, oil pipelines, buildings, etc. may all deform and collapse after the frozen soil melts and becomes soft, and it is large in area. If climate warming continues to intensify, the permafrost zone will likely become swamps and lakes, which will cause huge disasters for mankind.
Domestic: 3 chemical accidents in 3 consecutive days!
An accident at the Miki Chemical Solid Waste Workshop
At about 15:00 on June 4, a safety accident occurred in the solid waste workshop of Jiangsu Sanmu Chemical Co., Ltd., which caused 1 death. According to informed sources, the deceased was not a worker of Jiangsu Sanmu Chemical, but a firefighter.
Jiangsu Sanmu Chemical Co., Ltd. is mainly engaged in the research and development, production and sales of synthetic resins, solvents, fine chemical raw materials and other related products. It also engages in the supporting operations of related industries such as chemical distribution and warehousing. It is a multi-regional and cross-industry diversified large-scale enterprise. Its products include 350,000 tons of epoxy resin, 330,000 tons of caustic soda, 300,000 tons of alkyd resin, 280,000 tons of acrylic acid, 240,000 tons of propylene oxide, 100,000 tons of acrylic resin, etc. It is a leading enterprise in the domestic resin industry.
The raw material storage tank of Hengyecheng silicone workshop caught fire
At about 12 o'clock on June 5, the raw material storage tank of the silicone oil workshop of Zhejiang Hengyecheng Organic Silicone Co., Ltd. in Yuexiu Road, Paojiang New District, Shaoxing, Zhejiang also suddenly caught fire and was accompanied by an explosion, resulting in the combustion of the silicone oil workshop.
Zhejiang Hengyecheng Silicone Co., Ltd. is a high-tech company specializing in the production of silicone monomers and downstream products. The company's main products are DMC, top three, top one, raw rubber, rubber compound, hydrogen-containing silicone oil, waterproof agent, 107 glue. Inner Mongolia has built a single plant with an annual output of 250,000 tons.
Jiweize chemical liquid chlorine storage tank pipeline rupture
According to the official Weibo news of the Propaganda Department of the Linzi District Committee of Zibo City, Shandong Province, around 3:00 on June 6, the pipeline of a liquid chlorine storage tank of Zibo Jiweize Chemical Co., Ltd. ruptured, causing liquid chlorine leakage. The city is shrouded in fog!
As of 12:00 on June 6, the leak point of the liquid chlorine storage tank of Zibo Jiweize Chemical Co., Ltd. had been blocked, and the accident did not cause casualties. At present, the leakage has been effectively controlled, and the relevant disposal work is being carried out in an orderly manner.
Industrial and commercial registration information shows that the company was established in 1992 and is located in Ethylene Road, Linzi District. It is a privately-owned enterprise, mainly engaged in the production and sales of hydrochloric acid, chlorinated polyethylene, chlorinated polyvinyl chloride, and chlorinated paraffin. The company has been listed as a dishonest person three times. It is reported that the company had a liquid chlorine leakage accident before.
Accident exposure is not the purpose. It is hoped that the majority of chemical companies will actively promote the implementation of the main responsibility of safety production, regularly check for hidden safety hazards, and continue to strengthen safety production.
