Disinfection starts in gas field
( 2003-12-27 16:41) (Xinhua)
Medical workers have started a
large-scale disinfection at the gas blowout site in Chongqing soon after the cap
operation of the gas well completed successfully Saturday morning.
More 100 medical workers are disinfecting eight villages nearby the gas well
and they have also taken samples of plants and water for examination.
Local environmental protection department has begun to monitor the water
quality in the gas field.
Soft wind and moderate rain in the next three days are helpful to clear the
air pollution in the gas field, said experts with Central Meteorological Station
Saturday.
But they also warned that rain would also make the earth pollution worse and
local government were suggested to take measures to clear the pollutant
promptly.
A gas well burst Tuesday night in Kaixian County and released a high
concentration of natural gas and sulfureted hydrogen.
An operation to cap the gas well completed successfully at 11: 00 a.m.
Saturday and expert predicted that there would be no new blowout in capped gas
well.
As of press time, 198 people were killed by the toxic gas and more than 9,000
others had to receive treatment.
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