Guangxi Hechi water to 200 the number of arsenic poisoning

Hechi City of Guangxi, a smelter caused rivers and underground water pollution, arsenic poisoning has risen to 200, in which 19 people have focused on the observation of treatment.

Chinese media reports said that the initial cause of the accident is the impact of the typhoon, Hechi City on September 25 heavy rains, heavy rain washed Hechi City is located in the Canadian community in the vicinity of the Liaoning Metallurgical Chemical Company Gimhae sewage treatment pool and soak arsenic materials As a result, arsenic waste water overflow, leaking into the surrounding leaf-Tuen Mun River reservoirs and water tunnel through the elimination of pollution of underground water.

Chinese Ministry of BBC reporter Wednesday afternoon, had telephoned inquiries Hechi City Environmental Protection Bureau, the Office of the person who answered the phone said that it was considering a joint investigation.

He said: "The leadership of the municipal government, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Health Bureau, Ministry of Water Resources and other departments have participated in the work."

Hechi City Tuesday (Oct. 7), said that as of 9:00 the night of 6 has been confirmed that 136 people of urine arsenic standard. 15 of them face appeared swollen, accompanied by nausea, Yu Tu, loss of appetite and other symptoms.

Pollution incident involving a total of two villages of 641 villagers, Hechi City, according to the Centers for Disease Control found that two of the village of 387 people poisoned, but the majority of the urine tests are still in the process.

Hechi City, according to authorities, the morning of Oct. 3, Hechi City area Jinchengjiang East Town area under the Liao added Fallon villagers Tuen 6 villagers, Hechi City area Jinchengjiang the Centers for Disease Control complained that the villagers have recently appeared swollen face, headache , Anorexia, vertigo and other symptoms.

After the medical examination of villagers suspected arsenic poisoning symptoms, the Health Bureau Jinchengjiang organizations that went to investigate, the investigators found that under-lun Village arsenic content in water exceeding serious.

Arsenic Pollution

Villagers said a village near the smelter next to the small rivers in early July has made floods submerged underground water wells, the health sector is therefore determined to be contaminated well water.

"China Daily" said the source of pollution is a Hechi and Liuzhou Huaxi Group Co., Ltd. attached to the smelter, the plant wastewater discharge to the rivers, caused by arsenic contamination.

Hechi, a family name of the people of Mozambique in an interview with Radio Free Asia said, lun Village under the villagers had complained smelter villagers sewage pollution of drinking water, EPA sampling requirements Hechi City, but was ignored.

Hechi City that has been launched emergency contingency plans, and promised to treat poisoning and the cause of the accident.

Arsenic is commonly known as arsenic, excess intake can be lethal, and more for drugs or pesticides, such as poison, but also widely used in metal smelting.

China has emerged arsenic poisoning victims, including factory workers and the residents near the factory and so on.

In January of this year, Hunan Huaihua, a chemical plant contaminated drinking water was found, resulting in dozens of arsenic poisoning.

Yunnan Province in September, a smelter accident occurred, resulting in 8 workers arsenic poisoning, in which a person died.