11, Lanzhou City only water companies - Lanzhou Veolia Water Company factory and artesian ditch water samples were detected benzene content seriously overweight. The local government said that within 24 hours the water unfit for drinking. For sources of the investigation is still underway, the local Yellow River water has made it clear unpolluted.
10, 2011 17 am to at 2:00 on the 11th of April, Lanzhou Veolia Water detected in its factory up to 118 micrograms of benzene content / liter to 200 micrograms / liter, far exceeding the national limit of 10 micrograms / liter.
Under its influence, the city of Lanzhou take the pressure of water not suitable for drinking water supply, urban 24 hours. At noon today, is expected to return to normal water supply. According to Xinhua News Agency
Influence
Water rose a hundred dollars a box
Maryland public water tide appears to grab a box of mineral water prices rose to a hundred dollars, and has begun to stock, many people even drive to neighboring cities to buy water.
The benzene content of tap water by Lanzhou seriously overweight events, Lanzhou City, a large number of people came to the major supermarkets, shops buying pure water. Reporters saw many large supermarkets mineral water again and again ran out of stock.
Reporters yesterday at 13 o'clock in the Chengguan District of Lanzhou City, Hualian Supermarket Dongfanghong Square store to see before buying mineral water cashier who lined up, a vehicle shopping carts full of whole pile FCL mineral water, pure water. In the beverage area, the staff remaining to push the car to a farmer spring mineral water, small carts not stop, people had been coming in to grab their shopping cart. People she had got reluctantly bought two boxes of high-grade pure water, more than 110 yuan per box price.
She said: "In the past simply reluctant to buy expensive temporary emergency water now no way, if it continued for several days can not afford it.."
Another in Chengguan District of Lee to reporters, in which the county section of her home the day of exceptionally Beach Road congestion. "We have water nearby supermarket has sold out, I went in the afternoon, only to buy a drink."
And a supermarket near her in 20:30 or so, there are still large numbers of people queuing up to buy water. In interviews, several respondents indicated that some businesses took the opportunity to raise the price of pure water.
Lanzhou Commercial College student, told reporters that the school had a fruit stand in front of the stall holders can enter the water. Nearby residents surrounded a small table in front of the stall, the stall where the registered creditors. She said, "where the water is more expensive."
Questioning
The benzene exceeded pollution in what?
Nearly a day later, the benzene exceeded pollution Where? Reporters learned that, Lanzhou Yellow River water from the water main. Benzene detected excessive gravity ditch, connecting a branch company artesian water from the ditch between the plant, about three kilometers, built in the 1950s, along the entire closed and no sewage outfall. However, some of the peripheral portion of the pipeline and chemical companies cross the ditch gravity, gravity from the bottom of the ditch through. One branch is the second branch of the pre-treatment plant, and the second branch of domestic water supply of the city residents.
Deputy General Manager of Lanzhou Veolia Water (Group) Co., Ltd. Yan Xiaotao said testing found that the water of the Yellow River water intake and outlet of a branch of the benzene content of the water samples did not exceed the standard. Preliminary judgment benzene pollution in artesian ditch. But this is because the surrounding benzene exceeded due to chemical pollution, requires further investigation. The surrounding water plant chemical companies one day to neither confirm nor refute rumors, no public statement.
Lanzhou has set up emergency water benzene poisoning cases leading group and activate contingency plans. Lanzhou municipal government said it would find out the truth as soon as possible, and severely punish the responsible person.
Why 18 hours after the announcement excessive?
11 o'clock yesterday morning, Xinhua reported that at 17:00 on the 10th that benzene exceeded the phenomenon. So, counting from the detection of excessive benzene content in the finished water to the public informed, the interval over 18 hours. Many people questioned, since the government has been aware of Eaux water with benzene poisoning cases, so why not the first time publish information to inform the public?
According to People's Daily reported that 11 afternoon, the reporter in an interview Lanzhou Veolia Water, the company said that a responsible person is detected after the verification will take some time to benzene exceeded, reported it will take some time. In reporting the same time, the media carried a report on this accident. "Even if the media do not report, we will be publishing the relevant data in a timely manner." The official said.
Beijing News reporter called the Lanzhou Municipal Publicity Department, a staff member said that reporters should consult the city to declare the office.City Vision office staff said, "This is propaganda office return pipe."Reporters call the propaganda office phone several times, no answer.
Whether the water smell about last month?
Experts said that benzene is a petrochemical product, inhalation and dermal contact with large doses of long-term harmful to human hematopoietic system to produce damage. If benzene poisoning, can easily lead to leukemia, aplastic anemia, and hypotension. And a month ago, has appeared in Lanzhou City tap water smell. Lanzhou interviewed more than a dozen people were issued a doubt, whether the benzene exceeded the previous month's water smell about? Department published within 24 hours should not drink tap water, according to what?
Yan Xiaotao, said: "This year, in March and benzene exceeded the water smell Lanzhou incident did not appear to contact the company for all indicators in March for testing tap water is no problem."
Lanzhou Veolia chairman Yao Xin said the company, resulting in excessive benzene artesian water in the ditch was cut off at 11:00 on the 11th, and therefore not suitable for drinking water 24 hours deadline is at 11:00 on the 12th. The time was OK, not suitable for drinking 24 hours, because the company's first, second water processing time totaling 10 hours or so, the second water out of the water delivered to the easternmost Lanzhou Donggang district needs 8.5 hours. According to the time of judgment, benzene tap water in 24 hours is not suitable for drinking.