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2019 Xiangshui Chemical Plant Explosion
On 21 March 2019, a major explosion occurred at a chemical plant in Chenjiagang Chemical Industry Park, Chenjiagang, Xiangshui County, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China. According to reports published on March 25, 78 people were killed and 617 injured. The State Council of China officially recognized the severity of the accident, often referred to as "3.21 Explosive Accident". Background The facility—located in Yancheng's industrial park—was operated by Tianjiayi Chemical (), and was used to produce fertilizer or pesticides. Some sources reported that the plant produced organic chemicals, including some highly flammable compounds. Tianjiayi Chemical had previously been penalized six times for infractions of pollution and waste management laws, and ''China Daily'' reported fines over safety issues. This plant has had previous fires and deaths since there is not a government program to keep chemical plants like this one up to standard to prevent future disasters. According to the Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiangshui County
Xiangshui County () is a coastal county under the administration of Yancheng, Jiangsu province, China. The northernmost county-level division of Yancheng, it borders the prefecture-level cities of Lianyungang to the northwest and Huai'an to the southwest. The county was founded in April 1966. Administrative Divisions There are eight towns and three other areas under the jurisdiction of Xiangshui County: 8 towns: 3 other areas: * Xiangshui County Economic and Technological Development Zone () * Huanghai Farm () * Guandong Saltern () Former townships (They are merged to other.): Geography On its northern territory, the Guanhe River, an inner river of Jiangsu, flows through from west to east until running into the Yellow Sea. The county owns 43 km of the coastal line, facing Japan and Korea by crossing the sea. Stunning local residents over years, tens of false killer whales from the Yellow Sea had swum back into its watergate as deep as 10 km. Covered by abundance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China Central Television
China Central Television (CCTV) is a Chinese state- and political party-owned broadcaster controlled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Its 50 different channels broadcast a variety of programing to more than one billion viewers in six languages. However, news reporting about topics sensitive to the CCP is distorted and often used as a weapon against the party's perceived enemies, according to Freedom House and other media commentators. CCTV is operated by the National Radio and Television Administration which reports directly to the CCP's Central Propaganda Department. CCTV was established on 1 May 1958 as a state-owned propaganda outlet. CCTV has a variety of functions, such as news communication, social education, culture, and entertainment information services. As a state television station it is responsible to both the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and the State Council. It is a central player in the Chinese government's propaganda network. Hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acetone
Acetone (2-propanone or dimethyl ketone), is an organic compound with the formula . It is the simplest and smallest ketone (). It is a colorless, highly volatile and flammable liquid with a characteristic pungent odour. Acetone is miscible with water and serves as an important organic solvent in its own right, in industry, home, and laboratory. About 6.7 million tonnes were produced worldwide in 2010, mainly for use as a solvent and production of methyl methacrylate (and from that PMMA) as well as bisphenol A.Acetone World Petrochemicals report, January 2010Stylianos Sifniades, Alan B. Levy, "Acetone" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2005. It is a common building block in |
Xylene
In organic chemistry, xylene or xylol (; IUPAC name: dimethylbenzene) are any of three organic compounds with the formula . They are derived from the substitution of two hydrogen atoms with methyl groups in a benzene ring; which hydrogens are substituted determines which of three structural isomers results. It is a colorless, flammable, slightly greasy liquid of great industrial value. The mixture is referred to as both xylene and, more precisely, xylenes. Mixed xylenes refers to a mixture of the xylenes plus ethylbenzene. The four compounds have identical empirical formulas . Typically the four compounds are produced together by various catalytic reforming and pyrolysis methods. Occurrence and production Xylenes are an important petrochemical produced by catalytic reforming and also by carbonization, coal carbonisation in the manufacture of coke (fuel), coke fuel. They also occur in crude oil in concentrations of about 0.5–1%, depending on the source. Small quantities occur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toluene
Toluene (), also known as toluol (), is a substituted aromatic hydrocarbon. It is a colorless, water-insoluble liquid with the smell associated with paint thinners. It is a mono-substituted benzene derivative, consisting of a methyl group (CH3) attached to a phenyl group. As such, its systematic IUPAC name is methylbenzene. Toluene is predominantly used as an industrial feedstock and a solvent. As the solvent in some types of paint thinner, permanent markers, contact cement and certain types of glue, toluene is sometimes used as a recreational inhalant and has the potential of causing severe neurological harm. History The compound was first isolated in 1837 through a distillation of pine oil by the Polish chemist Filip Walter, who named it ''rétinnaphte''. In 1841, French chemist Henri Étienne Sainte-Claire Deville isolated a hydrocarbon from balsam of Tolu (an aromatic extract from the tropical Colombian tree ''Myroxylon balsamum''), which Deville recognized as similar to Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benzene
Benzene is an organic chemical compound with the molecular formula C6H6. The benzene molecule is composed of six carbon atoms joined in a planar ring with one hydrogen atom attached to each. Because it contains only carbon and hydrogen atoms, benzene is classed as a hydrocarbon. Benzene is a natural constituent of petroleum and is one of the elementary petrochemicals. Due to the cyclic continuous pi bonds between the carbon atoms, benzene is classed as an aromatic hydrocarbon. Benzene is a colorless and highly flammable liquid with a sweet smell, and is partially responsible for the aroma of gasoline. It is used primarily as a precursor to the manufacture of chemicals with more complex structure, such as ethylbenzene and cumene, of which billions of kilograms are produced annually. Although benzene is a major industrial chemical, it finds limited use in consumer items because of its toxicity. History Discovery The word "''benzene''" derives from "''gum benzoin''" (benzoin res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadang, Chenjiagang
Shadang Village () is a town central area in Chenjiagang, Xiangshui County, Jiangsu, China. On Mar 21, 2019, an explosion occurred in Tianjiayi Chemical. Shadang Village is about 1 km away from the plant. Buildings in Shadang Village were seriously affected by the blast wave. Shutter doors and windows were torn out of shape. Residents were not evacuated as of 20:00 (UTC+8). Administrative divisions This area is currently recognized as a by the National Bureau of Statistics of China. It belongs to the subdistrict of and is administrated by Shadang Neighborhood Committee (). See also * Chenjiagang Town * 2019 Xiangshui chemical plant explosion On 21 March 2019, a major explosion occurred at a chemical plant in Chenjiagang Chemical Industry Park, Chenjiagang, Xiangshui County, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China. According to reports published on March 25, 78 people were killed and 617 injured. ... References Chenjiagang Villages in China {{Jiangsu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hai'an, Chenjiagang
Hai'an Ji (), often shortened as Hai'an (), is a town-level region in Chenjiagang, Xiangshui County, Jiangsu, China. Administrative divisions On July 3, 2001, Hai'an Ji () was merged into Chenjiagang ( :zh:陈家港镇). No change was made to location names. This area is currently recognized as a by the National Bureau of Statistics of China. Villager groups ''This list is incomplete.'' * Hai'an 1st Group () * Hai'an 2nd Group () * Hai'an 3rd Group () * Hai'an 4th Group () * Hai'an 5th Group () Education * Hai'an Ji Central Elementary School () * Chenjiagang Xinmin Elementary School (), previously ''Hai'an Ji Xiang Xinmin Elementary School'' () * Hai'an Ji Middle School () Notable places * Hai'an Fireworks Factory () * - a 50,000-tons grain storage spot located in Hai'an Ji.{{Cite web , url=http://www.xiangshui.gov.cn/html/2017/zqdt_0522/24454.html , title=陈家港粮库新建5万吨粮食仓储项目进入封顶阶段 - 镇区动态 - 中国·响水 , access-dat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henglida Chemical Factory
Henryda Chemical (often transliterated as ''Henglida Chemical'') is a chemical plant in the Xiangshui Ecological Chemical Industrial Park, Jiangsu, China. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of . History In July 2016, acquisition by Jiangsu Wuzhong Group was completed. On Apr 18, 2018, CCTV-2's ' reported environmental pollution issues along the lower reaches of . On Apr 19, 2018, required a "thoroughly checking" of pollution issues in the three industrial zones (, and Chenjiagang. Henryda Chemical was ordered to stop production afterwards. On Dec 28, 2018, Henryda Chemical announced that it will continue production on Dec 29, as permitted by the County Government. On Mar 21, 2019, an explosion occurred in , of the same industrial zone. Henryda Chemical was affected by the blast wave. Roof went collapsed. Windows and doors were blown out. Production was stopped again, with no known resuming date. See also * 2019 Xiangshui chemical plant explosion On 21 March 2019, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GCJ-02
Under Chinese law, the use of geographic information in the People's Republic of China is restricted to entities that have special authorization from the administrative department for surveying and mapping under the State Council. Consequences of the restriction include fines for unauthorized surveys, lack of geotagging information on many cameras when the GPS chip detects a location within China, incorrect alignment of street maps with satellite maps in various applications, and the criminalization of crowdsourced mapping efforts such as OpenStreetMap. Chinese lawmakers said that these restrictions are to "safeguard the security of China's geographic information". Song Chaozhi, an official of the State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping, said "foreign organizations who wish to carry out mapping or surveying work within China must make clear that they will not touch upon state secrets or endanger state security". Critics outside of China point out that the laws close critical sector ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CENC
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CENC may stand for: * China Earthquake Networks Center * Chronic Effects of Neurotrauma Consortium * MPEG Common Encryption MPEG Common Encryption (abbreviated MPEG-CENC) refers to a set of two MPEG standards governing different container formats: * for ISOBMFF, ''Common encryption in ISO base media file format files'' (ISO/IEC 23001-7:2016) * for MPEG-TS, ''Common enc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Straits Times
''The Straits Times'' is an English-language daily broadsheet newspaper based in Singapore and currently owned by SPH Media Trust (previously Singapore Press Holdings). ''The Sunday Times'' is its Sunday edition. The newspaper was established on 15 July 1845 as ''The Straits Times and Singapore Journal of Commerce''. ''The Straits Times'' is considered a newspaper of record for Singapore. The print and digital editions of ''The Straits Times'' and ''The Sunday Times'' have a daily average circulation of 364,134 and 364,849 respectively in 2017, as audited by Audit Bureau of Circulations Singapore. Myanmar and Brunei editions are published, with newsprint circulations of 5,000 and 2,500 respectively. History The original conception for ''The Straits Times'' has been debated by historians of Singapore. Prior to 1845, the only English-language newspaper in Singapore was ''The'' ''Singapore Free Press'', founded by William Napier in 1835. Marterus Thaddeus Apcar, an Armenian mer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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