Xinjiang increases its efforts to prevent and control heavy metal pollution

Pomegranate/Xinjiang Daily (Reporter Li Xing report) Recently, the Ecological Environment Department of the Autonomous Region issued the "Work Plan for the Prevention and Control of Heavy Metal Pollution in the Autonomous Region" (hereinafter referred to as the "Plan"). The total control of the total amount of heavy metal pollutants' emissions aims to further strengthen the prevention and control of heavy metal pollution, and help to thoroughly fight the tackling of pollution prevention.

On July 18, the technical staff of the ecological environment monitoring station of the autonomous region was conducting heavy metal testing. Photo by Wu Dongfeng

The "Plan" clarifies the key heavy metal pollutants and key industries of heavy metal pollution prevention and control. The key prevention and control heavy metal pollutants include lead, mercury, cadmium, chromium, arsenic, arsenic, crickets, and crickets, and control the total amount control of five key heavy metal pollutants for lead, mercury, cadmium, chromium, and arsenic. Key industries include heavy -colored metal mineral selection (copper, lead zinc, nickel cobalt, tin, tin, tin, and mercury mineral selection), heavy color metal smelting industry (copper, lead zinc, nickel -cobalt, tin, tin, sanctuary and mercury smelting) , Leading battery manufacturing, electroplating industry, chemical raw materials and chemical products manufacturing (electrical (poly) chlorolythylene manufacturing, chromium salt manufacturing, zinc inorganic compound industry with industrial solid waste), and leather tanning processing industry industry.

The "Plan" proposes the target task of heavy metal pollution prevention and control: By 2025, the discharge volume of key heavy metal pollutants in key industries in the region will decrease by 2%compared with 2020, promoting investigation and governance of a number of heavy metal pollution left by historical history; Improve the prevention and control system and long -term mechanism of heavy metal pollution. The "Plan" also formulated 13 key work measures to strengthen the prevention and control of heavy metal pollution.

The relevant person in charge of the Solid waste and chemicals of the Ecological Environment Department of the Autonomous Region said that in order to ensure the smooth development of heavy metal pollution prevention and control, the Ecological Environment Department of the Autonomous Region will establish a mechanism for the prevention and control of heavy metal pollution prevention and control Refine various tasks, and include the prevention and control of heavy metal pollution into the effective assessment of the effectiveness of pollution prevention and control in the region. At the same time, establish and improve a prize reporting system, and include reporting illegal production, abnormal operating governance facilities, over -standard discharge, dumping and transferring metal waste into key rewards scope.

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