Volksrepublik China

[Schneemann]

Abgesehen davon, dass über die Stoffe, die (alleine oder miteinander sei dahingestellt) die gewaltige Explosion bewirkt haben, bislang wenig bekannt geworden ist und dass mittlerweile 114 Todesopfer zu beklagen sind - vermutlich werden es noch mehr werden -, sorgt der Umstand, dass im zerstörten Areal größere Mengen an Natriumcyanid (also das Salz der Blausäure) lagerten, manche Quellen nennen bis zu 700 Tonnen [sic!], für offenkundig große Sorgen bezüglich einer großflächigen Verseuchung des betroffenen Gebietes...

Tianjin blasts: fears of cyanide pollution as Chinese officials lambasted

High levels of sodium cyanide have been detected by wastewater monitors amid growing anger at the blasts which killed at least 114 people. [...] Alarming levels of sodium cyanide have been found at wastewater monitoring stations in the disaster-stricken city of Tianjin almost five days after a series of deadly explosions claimed at least 114 lives and sparked intense criticism of the Chinese government.

At a press conference on Monday morning, Bao Jingling, the chief engineer from Tianjin’s environmental protection bureau, said excessive levels of the toxic chemical had been detected in surface wastewater at the blast site. The highest levels detected were 27 times acceptable limits. [...]

Exposure to sodium cyanide – a white crystalline or granular powder with a variety of industrial uses – can be “rapidly fatal”, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At least 70 people are still missing following the disaster. [...]

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