2015年CRI 天津爆炸遇难人数上升至114人

 

Tianjin deputy mayor He Shushan gave an update on the latest developments on the chemical blast in the city during a news conference on Monday morning.

Currently, a total of 698 people remain in hospital, of which 57 are still in a critical condition.

He Shushan says they have found hydrogen cyanide in a perimeter¹ of one kilometer and therefore they have widened the safety limit area to around 2 and 3 kilometers.

"In this way, the periphery² of that is safe. The core area will be problematic if it rains, because of disintegration³ (of chemicals), but if it does not affect the core area, it should be dispersed⁴ quite quickly after coming in touch with water. In this area there is no water now, only one crater⁵ left by the explosion. In the crater there is a bit of water. We are currently taking samples, and will process them accordingly."

He also says about 700 tonnes of sodium⁶ cyanide were stored at the blast site and they remain intact.

"We can make an approximate calculation of the cyanide currently in this area, and it is about 700 tons. Most of it, after our search, is still in the core area, within the 0.1 square kilometers."

Bao Jingling⁷, chief engineer of the city's bureau of environmental protection, gave an update of the air quality at 17 air monitoring locations around the blast site from August 13 to 14.

"Among the 17 air monitoring locations, four are detected to have excessive volatile⁸ organic compounds, 1.2 to 1.62 times higher than the local standard for air condition around factories."

Gao Huaiyou, deputy director of Tianjin's work safety watchdog, says the authorities have mobilized many public and private sources to help prevent the spread of toxic⁹ chemicals.

"First we have organized sodium cyanide producers to handle the storage at the disaster site as they are more familiar with the chemical's nature. Secondly¹⁰, we organized technicians from local chemical engineering companies to help relieve the toxicity¹¹. Thirdly, chemical defense¹² corps¹³ has arrived to detect the location of sodium cyanide. And we also asked the related departments to build cofferdam at rain and discharge outlets¹⁴ to prevent the outflow of contaminated water."

Hebei Chengxin Co., Ltd., producer of the large amount of sodium cyanide stored at the blast site, has sent over 140 engineers to the site to help dispose of the chemical together with several peer companies.

Zhi Qunshen is the general manager of the firm.

"Most of the storage has been located and checked and will be transported back to our firm after proper treatment. Since it is alkaline, we are using hydrogen peroxide, a strong oxidizer, to oxidize and eliminate the poisonous elements."

Tianjin deputy mayor He Shushan promises the sodium cyanide at the periphery of the Tianjin blast area will mostly be collected and cleared by Monday evening.

For CRI, I'm Qian Shanming.

1 perimeter   

n.周边，周长，周界

参考例句：

• The river marks the eastern perimeter of our land.这条河标示我们的土地东面的边界。
• Drinks in hands,they wandered around the perimeter of the ball field.他们手里拿着饮料在球场周围漫不经心地遛跶。

2 periphery   

n.(圆体的)外面；周围

参考例句：

• Geographically, the UK is on the periphery of Europe.从地理位置上讲，英国处于欧洲边缘。
• The periphery of the retina is very sensitive to motion.视网膜的外围对运动非常敏感。

3 disintegration   

n.分散，解体

参考例句：

• This defeat led to the disintegration of the empire.这次战败道致了帝国的瓦解。
• The incident has hastened the disintegration of the club.这一事件加速了该俱乐部的解体。

4 dispersed   

adj. 被驱散的, 被分散的, 散布的

参考例句：

• The clouds dispersed themselves. 云散了。
• After school the children dispersed to their homes. 放学后，孩子们四散回家了。

5 crater   

n.火山口，弹坑

参考例句：

• With a telescope you can see the huge crater of Ve-suvius.用望远镜你能看到巨大的维苏威火山口。
• They came to the lip of a dead crater.他们来到了一个死火山口。

6 sodium   

n.（化）钠

参考例句：

• Out over the town the sodium lights were lit.在外面，全城的钠光灯都亮了。
• Common salt is a compound of sodium and chlorine.食盐是钠和氯的复合物。

7 jingling   

叮当声

参考例句：

• A carriage went jingling by with some reclining figure in it. 一辆马车叮当驶过，车上斜倚着一个人。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• Melanie did not seem to know, or care, that life was riding by with jingling spurs. 媚兰好像并不知道，或者不关心，生活正马刺丁当地一路驶过去了呢。

8 volatile   

adj.反复无常的，挥发性的，稍纵即逝的，脾气火爆的；n.挥发性物质

参考例句：

• With the markets being so volatile,investments are at great risk.由于市场那么变化不定，投资冒着很大的风险。
• His character was weak and volatile.他这个人意志薄弱，喜怒无常。

9 toxic   

adj.有毒的，因中毒引起的

参考例句：

• The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。
• There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。

10 secondly   

adv.第二，其次

参考例句：

• Secondly,use your own head and present your point of view.第二，动脑筋提出自己的见解。
• Secondly it is necessary to define the applied load.其次，需要确定所作用的载荷。

11 toxicity   

n.毒性，毒力

参考例句：

• The hoarse grunt or squeal is characteristic of toxicity.嘶哑的哼声和叫声是中毒的特征。
• Dieldrin is related to aldrin,and its toxicity to earthworms is similar.狄氏剂与艾氏剂有关，对蚯蚓的毒性是相似的。

12 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

13 corps   

n.(通信等兵种的)部队；(同类作的)一组

参考例句：

• The medical corps were cited for bravery in combat.医疗队由于在战场上的英勇表现而受嘉奖。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

14 outlets   

n.出口( outlet的名词复数 )；经销店；插座；廉价经销店

参考例句：

• The dumping of foreign cotton blocked outlets for locally grown cotton. 外国棉花的倾销阻滞了当地生产的棉花的销路。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They must find outlets for their products. 他们必须为自己的产品寻找出路。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》