Saudi Prince Frandin's favorite sport is flying in the sky in a helicopter. He thinks this is the most refreshing enjoyment. However, sitting in the helicopter cabin at this time, he was not happy at all.
His face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, and his eyes were looking at the sea over which the plane was passing, with a frown on his face.
The "Cape d'Or" oil tanker that crashed off the coast of the French coastal city of Le Havre a few hours ago belongs to a company owned by Flandin. It is not known whether the captain was drunk or sleepy. In good condition, the tanker
Under the sea conditions, the "Golden Cape" actually deviated from the normal course and then hit a passing bulk carrier. This collision did not cause any casualties, but one of the "Golden Cape"
The oil storage tank was damaged, and thousands of tons of crude oil flowed into the sea along the gap, creating an oil pollution belt more than ten kilometers long. With the push of ocean currents and sea breeze, this oil pollution belt continues to expand, from the plane
Looking at it, it looks like a monster with teeth and claws.
"At least 1,000 dead seabirds have been found on the seaside of Le Havre. As for the impact on fish, it is still impossible to assess. The public has put great pressure on our Ministry of Ecology. If the impact of this oil spill
If it cannot be resolved quickly, not only me, but even the entire French cabinet may have to step down."
French Ecology Minister Henlock, who was sitting on the helicopter with Flandin, said to Flandin with a gloomy face.
"We are very unwilling to have something like this happen. It is not uncommon for leaks in crude oil transportation. Judging from the amount of oil leakage caused by this accident, it is not very serious." Flandin's aide De Lei
Qi said. He was a Frenchman employed by Flandin, so he had to speak from Flandin's point of view.
In fact, Dredge did not lie. Compared with other maritime accidents that have leaked hundreds of thousands of tons of crude oil in other parts of the world, the scale of the oil spill from the "Golden Cape" is indeed not very large. But the problem is that this
The location of the oil spill was very close to the French coast, and the pollution caused would directly affect France, which is unacceptable.
"Oil spills in other places have nothing to do with me. The issue I want to discuss with Mr. Flandin is this oil spill." Henlock interrupted Dredge's defense. "This oil spill has now been resolved."
It caused a serious ecological disaster along the coast of France. According to estimates by marine environment experts, the oil pollution floating on the sea will last for at least 4 months, while the crude oil that sank to the seabed and the oil pollution that drifted to the shore will take at least 20 years to recover.
Eliminate it. Mr. Flandin, your company must bear full responsibility for this matter."
"Mr. Minister, can you talk about your request?" Flandin looked at Henlock and said. Now that the matter has come to this, he doesn't want to deny it. He can only listen to the other party's request first.
"We have two requirements: first, to clear the oil pollution at sea as soon as possible and restore the polluted environment; second, to compensate for the losses caused by this accident." Henlock replied.
Flandin said: "The oil pollution treatment experts we hired have already set off and will arrive in Le Havre soon. They will bring plans and equipment to deal with oil pollution. As for accident compensation, we need to wait for the final assessment results. In a reasonable period
Within the scope, we will bear the liability for compensation."
"The Ministry of Ecology has also hired oil pollution treatment experts. They will work together with your experts. As for their remuneration..." Henlock paused for a moment, waiting for Flandin's statement.
"My company will be responsible for all their remuneration." Flandin agreed readily without any hesitation. Compared with the huge compensation for environmental pollution, the remuneration of several experts is really nothing. The oil pollution could have been eliminated a day earlier.
If it is dealt with, the pollution losses can be reduced a lot, and Flandin can afford this.
After inspecting the pollution situation at sea, Henlock ordered the helicopter to return to a temporary headquarters on the seaside of Le Havre. When a group of them got off the helicopter, the car in which Germer and Qin Hai were riding had also just arrived.
"Professor Germer, I'm sorry to interrupt your vacation." Henlock walked over to greet Germer, shook hands with him, and said, "I asked your assistant. I learned that you are on vacation, but what happened here?
It's too urgent, I need your help."
"This is what I should do." Germer said, "Minister Henlock, tell me about the oil pollution situation."
"Let's go to the conference room to talk." Henlock said, "Several experts have already arrived. Let's discuss the specific action plan together."
"Okay." Gemo said. He pointed to Qin Hai who was following him and introduced to Henlock, "Minister Henlock, let me introduce to you. This is my Chinese friend Mr. Qin Hai. He is also
An outstanding materials scientist. I was with him when I received your notice. He heard that it was about the oil spill at sea and expressed his willingness to come with me, so I brought him here."
"Welcome, Mr. Qin." Henlock extended his hand to Qin Hai and said with a smile.
Qin Hai stretched out his hand to shake Henlock's hand and said, "I have only been exposed to related topics, so I would like to come and have a look with Mr. Gemo, and maybe I can do some modest work."
"On behalf of the Ministry of Ecology, I would like to thank Mr. Qin for his assistance." Henlock said. However, Qin Hai could feel from his expression that his words were just general politeness. If Qin Hai had not come with Gemo,
, this minister is probably not even interested in looking at him seriously. In the eyes of the French, scholars from a developing country like China cannot be of any help to them.
Although he knew that Henlock didn't like him, Qin Hai didn't care. When he asked Gemo to come and see him together, he expected that he would be looked down upon. Qin Hai had already seen such contempt.
Don’t be surprised if you are used to it. The key to making others respect you is to rely on your own strength. In terms of oil pollution treatment, Qin Hai has some people to rely on, but he is not sure whether the technology in his hands can be better than that of the French.
Okay, so I am not in a hurry to show my trump card, but wait to see the opponent's level before speaking.
A group of people followed Henlock into the temporary headquarters and arrived at the conference room. The impact of the oil spill continued to expand, and the headquarters was overwhelmed with people of all kinds. The conference room became a situation analysis room.
, when Gemo, Qin Hai and others entered, there were already more than a dozen people lying on the table, spitting and talking. There was a huge map spread out on the conference table, and the oil-stained map on it was
distribution status.
"Okay, Professor Germer has arrived. Let's have a meeting now to discuss the solution to this oil spill."
Henlock invited everyone to sit down at the conference table and said straight to the point.
The first person to speak was a technician under Flandin. He introduced to everyone the quantity and quality of crude oil carried by the "Golden Cape" and the estimated amount of oil leakage based on the situation reported by the tanker. The question about the oil quality was
Experts are most concerned because future oil pollution treatment solutions must be selected based on oil characteristics.
The next person to report was an official from the French Ministry of Ecology. He introduced the distribution of oil pollution based on aerial photography data. He also explained the direction of the ocean currents at sea, the temperature, wind direction and other data in the next few days.
After explaining all kinds of situations, Henlock turned to Germer and other experts and said: "Everyone, everyone has understood the current situation. If you have any suggestions on how to deal with oil pollution, please put it forward."
"Let me talk about it first." A marine oil pollution treatment expert named Bessborough took the lead in speaking: "At present, the international treatment of marine oil pollution mainly includes physical methods, chemical methods, natural degradation methods, biological treatment methods, and combustion.
Methods, etc. When choosing various methods, you need to consider the wave height at sea, ocean current speed, oil pollution viscosity, etc.
As far as this oil spill is concerned, the natural degradation method can be excluded because this method takes too long. And we cannot wait for such a long time. As for the combustion method, it is not suitable to use it unless it is a last resort.
Because it will cause serious smog pollution on the sea, and the high temperature generated by combustion will also affect the safety of fish in the sea.
After excluding these two methods, what we are left with are physical methods, chemical methods and biological treatment methods. I think these three methods can be used at the same time. The specific plan is like this..."
There is nothing special about Bessborough's plan. It is basically the conventional routine for marine oil pollution treatment: first lay a fence on the sea surface to control the pollution within a certain range so that it cannot spread; then use an oil skimmer to absorb the oil
Materials, etc. are used to recover large pieces of floating oil. For those oil stains that cannot be recovered by physical methods, chemical agents and certain special microorganisms are used to degrade them, and eventually most of them disappear.
After Bessbrough finished speaking, several other experts also made some additions, but generally they agreed with Bessbrough's opinions. Germer participated in this meeting as a chemical expert, and he mainly focused on chemical processing.
Angle put forward some opinions, which were also accepted by other scholars.
Henlock listened carefully to everyone's speeches and recorded some key points in his notebook from time to time. After everyone finished speaking, he raised his eyebrows and asked: "According to this plan, how long will it take to completely eliminate oil pollution on the sea?"
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"About 16 weeks," Bessborough replied.
"What about the oil on the beach?" Henlock asked again.
"The oil pollution on the beach is a bit troublesome, because the pollution has been mixed with the sand and cannot be recovered by physical methods. It can only be degraded with chemicals, and then the seawater is introduced to wash the degradation products into the sea. This process may take a year.
." Bessborough said.
"In other words, within a year, the Le Havre seaside will be unusable?" Henlock said.
Bessborough shrugged his shoulders, indicating that this was indeed the case.
Henlock turned to Germer and asked: "Professor Germer, is there any way to make the oil on the beach degrade faster? One year is unacceptable to us. The complaints of the people will cause the entire cabinet to collapse.
."
Gemo frowned and said: "I'm afraid there is no better way. We can find some faster-reacting surfactants, penetrants and demulsifiers, but these chemicals are highly toxic. If they are discharged into
I'm afraid it will cause new pollution in the sea."
"Mr. Flandin, when will the experts you hired arrive? Do they have any better ideas?" Henlock asked Flandin again.
Dredge replied for Flandin: "Mr. Minister, the plan that the oil pollution treatment experts we hired is not much different from the plan proposed by Mr. Bessborough and other gentlemen. In fact, it took 16 weeks to
It takes time to deal with the oil pollution on the sea, which is already a relatively good result. As for the oil pollution on the beach, if it is really not possible, you can consider the chemicals Mr. Germer mentioned..."
"I'm afraid this won't work. If these chemicals are discharged into the sea, it will have a serious impact on the shellfish, seaweed and fish along the French coast. This will be an ecological disaster." Germer shook his head.
"How big of a loss will this be?" Flandin interjected.
"We have calculated that if we do this, the coastal ecological losses will be equivalent to approximately US$4.5 billion." An official from the Ministry of Ecology replied expressionlessly.
"4.5 billion..." Flandin's face changed color. Henlock said that all losses must be calculated on his account. Even if he is a Saudi prince, he will pay such a large compensation.
Unaffordable.
"So, if Mr. Bessborough's plan is followed and it takes one year to eliminate the oil pollution on the beach, how much will the loss be?" Flandin asked again.
The official replied: "About 3 billion."
"..." Flandin grinned and did not dare to speak. Ecological loss is indeed very terrible. Once an ecosystem is destroyed, it is extremely slow to recover. Europeans now like to talk about ecological protection.
, biodiversity, etc. If you discharge even a little sewage into the river, you will face fines of millions or even tens of millions of dollars, not to mention thousands of tons of crude oil leaking into the sea. The current plan depends on whether there is a better solution
How to quickly remove these oil stains.
"Mr. Germer, what if the chemicals you use are not discharged into the sea? Will it not have a serious impact on marine life?"
A voice rang out in the conference room, attracting everyone's attention. Everyone looked closely and found that the speaker was a yellow-skinned Asian. He looked extremely young, but the expression on his face was very calm.
A little nervous.
Most people didn't know who this young man was, but Henlock was moved. He recognized that this person was the Chinese Qin Hai whom Gemo had just introduced to him. Is there really anything special about him?
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