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The PX aromatics project of Dalian Fugia Dahua Petrochemical Co., Ltd. in the Dagu Mountain Petrochemical Industry Park of the Development Zone has officially started operation. Dagu Mountain in the Development Zone is located in the northeast of the urban area of Dalian. The north wind often blows during winter and spring, making it the upwind direction for Dalian. Once this highly toxic chemical product begins production, it will be equivalent to detonating an atomic bomb, and the people of Dalian will live with leukemia and deformed babies in the future.
We want to live! We want health! International organizations stipulate that such projects must be developed more than 100 kilometers away from cities. However, the distance between our urban area of Dalian and this project is only 20 kilometers! For the sake of our future generations, we firmly oppose its production in Dalian.
Currently, the Dalian Fugia Dahua PX aromatics project officially began operations on the evening of June 21st.
The Fugia Dahua PX aromatics project can produce annually 700,000 tons of para-xylene, 100,000 tons of ortho-xylene, 100,000 tons of liquefied gas, 600 million cubic meters of hydrogen, 100,000 tons of No. 6 solvent oil, 100,000 tons of No. 120 solvent oil, 400,000 tons of toluene, 200,000 tons of raffinate oil, and various other products.
As the first large-scale integrated aromatics project controlled by a private enterprise nationwide, it was approved for environmental impact assessment, project approval, and land pre-review in the shortest time, and had the shortest construction period. No one informed the citizens of its hazards - In November 2005, the explosion at the Jilin Shuangben Factory released chemicals so toxic that even Russians were terrified. These chemicals are the same PX aromatics.
PX, full name para-xylene, belongs to hazardous chemicals and high carcinogens.
Xiamen also experienced the same event as Dalian.
In July 2006, under strong public demands and doubts, the Fujian Provincial Environmental Protection Bureau jointly monitored the air quality in Haicang for three days with the Xiamen Environmental Protection Bureau. The results showed that multiple indicators, including hydrogen sulfide and odor concentration, exceeded national standards.
During the 2007 National People's Congress and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference sessions, Professor Zhao Yufen of Xiamen University, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and 105 other members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and chemistry experts jointly submitted a proposal clearly pointing out that the PX project poses leakage or explosion risks, posing potential threats to millions of residents in Xiamen. It must be immediately halted and relocated. "PX (para-xylene) is a dangerous chemical and a high carcinogen, easily causing fetal deformities," said Zhao Yufen. "Even with the best environmental protection measures, there are still safety concerns. We cannot measure the possibility of explosions or leaks. Once a crisis occurs, the consequences would be unimaginable."
Since then, protests have moved from online to reality, drawing attention from all sides to the chemical panic among Xiamen residents.
Now, the PX project that was forced to stop due to collective protests in Xiamen has been relocated to Dalian. However, the people of Dalian are completely unaware!
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PX is the abbreviation for p-xylene. Its Chinese name is 1,4-dimethylbenzene, also known as para-xylene. PX (para-xylene) is used to produce plastics, polyester fibers, and films.
【Structure or Molecular Formula】 C8H10; C6H4(CH3)2 Appearance and characteristics: colorless transparent liquid with an odor similar to toluene
【Dangerous Mark】 7 (flammable liquid) Characteristics: colorless transparent liquid with a fragrant smell, toxic!
I. Health Hazards
Invasion Pathways: Inhalation, ingestion, dermal absorption.
Health Hazards: Xylene irritates the eyes and upper respiratory tract, and at high concentrations, it has an anesthetic effect on the central nervous system.
Acute Poisoning: Short-term inhalation of higher concentrations may cause obvious irritation symptoms in the eyes and upper respiratory tract, conjunctival and pharyngeal hyperemia, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, chest tightness, weakness in the limbs, confusion, and staggering gait. Severe cases may experience agitation, convulsions, or coma, and some may have hysteria-like episodes.
Chronic Effects: Long-term exposure may lead to neurotic syndrome, menstrual abnormalities in female workers, and skin dryness, fissures, and dermatitis in workers.
II. Toxicological Data and Environmental Behavior
Toxicity: Low toxicity.
Acute Toxicity: LD50 5000 mg/kg (oral in rats); LC50 19747 mg/kg, 4 hours (inhaled by rats)
Stimulus: Human eye exposure: 200 ppm, causes irritation. Rabbit skin exposure: 500 mg (24 hours), moderate irritation.
Subacute and Chronic Toxicity: Rats and rabbits inhaling 5000 mg/m3, 8 hours/day, for 55 days, resulted in eye irritation, exhaustion, ataxia, slight decrease in RBC and WBC count, bone marrow proliferation, and 3% to 4% megakaryocytes.
Mutagenicity: Cytogenetic analysis: beer yeast 1 mmol/tube.
Reproductive Toxicity: Minimum toxic concentration (TDL0) in rats: 19 mg/m3, 24 hours (medicine used on days 9-14 of pregnancy), causing musculoskeletal developmental abnormalities.
(Dalian)
Standing at the South Tuozihai coast in the Development Zone, one can see a vast blue sea, a beautiful coastline, and a small mountain peak about a hundred meters high, green and round. Along the coastline, there are residential areas like Gulf City, Hans, Zhongyi Xin Sunshine Coast, China Resources Hai China, Re Island Gold Coast, Nordic Holiday, Seattle, Sunshine Coast, Hongxing Hai Worldview, Baishi Bay, Green Peninsula, Haifu Classic, Waters Lanting, Deep Blue Half Mile, Swiss Town, Jiulong Bay, Pengcheng Home, Xiao Gu Shan Zhongli, etc., all with expensive prices. Many people have exhausted their life savings or incurred heavy debts to secure a place here. With boundless waves and gentle sea breezes, this land, carrying the dreams and happiness of hundreds of thousands of people, quietly leans against the mountains and embraces the sea.
However, when we turn around that green and round mountain, we are completely shocked!
Dahua – the Dahua that once filled Ganjingzi with haze, leaving no grass alive, the Dahua renowned for its hospital’s treatment of tumors, has now carved out mountains and leveled hills to build a chemical new city shrouded in yellow dust and crisscrossed with pipelines.
Fugia Dahua – many people have already discussed it, and those who didn’t do well in chemistry probably now know what PX is.
Yisheng Chemical – having traveled thousands of miles from Xiaoshan to Dalian, traversing half of China to reach Dagushan, not because of any abundant resources here, nor to contribute to Dalian's development, but rather, only the government here was willing to accommodate them!
West Pacific Petrochemicals
Sanrong Chemical
Shan Kou Chemical
…..
More directly shocking is that, even before the major factories have fully ramped up production, entering this area already makes it almost impossible to breathe. Your eyes, nose, and throat all urgently protest the air and soil here. Leaving this place feels like truly fleeing, yet when you look back at the grand scale of leveling mountains and filling seas, the bustling crowds within the zone and throughout the city, the smiles of children in kindergartens, and the elderly couple sitting under the dusty little trees in the neighborhood, you realize there is no escape!!
Beautiful Dalian, beautiful home... Perhaps after a few decades, we can only describe that distant paradise to our congenitally deformed descendants. Or perhaps, we won't even have the chance to describe it!!
The PX project which was forced to stop in Xiamen due to collective citizen protests has now been relocated to Dalian. Dalian Fugia Dahua Petrochemical Company's official start-up operation in the Dagushan Petrochemical Industry Park of the Development Zone is situated in the northeast of Dalian's urban area. The north wind frequently blows during winter and spring, making it the upwind direction for Dalian. Once this highly toxic chemical product begins production, it will be equivalent to detonating an atomic bomb, and the people of Dalian will live with leukemia and deformed babies in the future. We want to live! We want health! International organizations stipulate that such projects must be developed more than 100 kilometers away from cities. Yet, the distance between our urban area of Dalian and this project is only 20 kilometers!
Autumn is approaching, winter is not far off, and this winter's northeast winds will blow fiercely!
They are first-degree murderers, executioners, killing the lives of Dalian's people, killing millions of Dalian's children, killing marine life, and sparing none of the organisms in this food chain!
Whether it's seafood, groundwater, air...
Less than 20 kilometers from Zhongshan District, less than 30 kilometers from the High-Tech Zone!
Modify Lian Yue's "What Should the People of Xiamen Do!" as our reference:
1. First, don't be afraid. Discussing the top proposal of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference is not a crime, and you won't get arrested.
2. If you have a blog or participate in forums, please repost this news: "The PX Project That Was Forced to Stop in Xiamen Due to Collective Citizen Protests Has Been Relocated to Dalian." Reposting news legally published in domestic newspapers is not a crime, and you won't get arrested.
3. If you're still afraid, discuss this matter with your friends, family, and colleagues in the near future—they might be completely uninformed.
4. If you're still scared, tell your closest friends and family.
5. If you're not afraid, you should also inform your friends in Jinzhou, Wafangdian, and Pulandian—they are equally in danger. (I Googled it and found that the distance between the project site and these places is all less than 100 kilometers, though I'm not sure if it's accurate.)
6. Just clarify the following points:
7. This is a chemical project opposed by 105 members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, including the most authoritative experts.
8. The PX project should be at least 100 kilometers away from the city to be safe.
9. Dalian residents have been deprived of their right to know about the PX project, which proves that it goes against public opinion.
10. It will make Dalian's economy regress, property values depreciate, and tourists decrease; furthermore, Dalian residents will gain a reputation for being weak and foolish.
11. Your likelihood of getting cancer has significantly increased.
12. You don't need to take too brave actions—just let everyone around you know about this matter!