Reference (MLA)
. Green, Nat. "Positive Spillover? Impact of the Songhua
River Benzene Incident on China' S Environmental Policy." Web
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Jilin City China
The Jilin City chemical plant explosion killed only 6 workers, but the environmental effects were much worse. Over 100 tons of benzene and nitrobenzene spilled into the Songhua River. The cost of cleaning the spill came up to over 100 million dollars. Despite the effects of the explosion and the cost of cleaning the mess, this is not the reason why it was put in the essay. The reason this disaster was put into my essay was because this disaster triggered the conversation of sustainability in China. After the explosion and the effects many flaws of China were uncovered. The explosion forced China to reevaluate their policies on emissions and industries. This reason is why this disaster is in my essay.
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Make sure that you explain what nitrobenzene is if you use it in one of your essays.
ReplyDeleteGood job explaining the cost to show the severity, great job!
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