The wastewater from the paint factory is naturally discharged directly into the small ditch behind the factory.
"This ditch leads to the Zhangtai River and then flows into the sea."
Standing by the drainage ditch of the paint factory, Chen Linfa introduced the situation to Gao Fan. The Zhangtai River he was talking about was a small river flowing through Nanhao Commune. Such small rivers are very common in the south.
Too careless!
Gao Fan looked at the withered yellow weeds on both sides of the drainage ditch and felt countless regrets in his heart.
Traditional antifouling paints use certain toxic chemicals combined with resins and are painted on the bottom of the ship to achieve the antifouling effect by killing marine organisms trying to adsorb to the bottom of the ship. After the 1970s, with the
With the increase in human environmental awareness, relevant international organizations have put forward initiatives to limit the use of toxic paints. The paint industry has begun to study various non-toxic or low-toxic paints to replace traditional paints.
At this point in the early 1980s, there were no strict restrictions on the use of toxic paints. The formula provided by Gao Fan to Chen Xingquan fell into this category of paints.
Regarding the toxic paint, Chen Xingquan is aware of it. When selling paint, he will repeatedly explain to customers to avoid poisoning humans and animals when using it. As for the impact of this toxic paint being discharged into the sea,
Everyone doesn't care. The ocean is so big, what impact can a little toxic paint have?
Didn't you see, one of our "strips of water" can even discharge nuclear wastewater directly into the sea? Otherwise, where will those Ultraman children carrying 50 kilograms and galloping across the prairie come from more than ten years later?
Of course, Gao Fan is aware of environmental protection, but he also knows that he cannot get ahead of anything. At this time, toxic paints were used abroad, and the most mainstream organotin paint had a far greater impact on the marine environment than the oxidized paint that Gao Fan asked Chen Xingquan and others to produce.
Cuprous paint.
As for the era, Gao Fan is not the kind of person who doesn't know how to adapt.
However, paint discharged into the sea is one thing, and wastewater discharged into land rivers is another matter. The ocean has a strong enough self-cleaning ability, and it is not a problem to digest this amount of cuprous oxide. But the fragility of land
Ecology cannot withstand the pollution caused by wastewater from paint factories.
"Our wastewater is poisonous. You can see that the grass on both sides of the ditch is dry."
Gao Fan said to Chen Linfa and his son.
"I know this." Chen Linfa nodded.
He pointed at the paddy field not far away and said: "This year's rice has been harvested, and we don't know whether our wastewater will affect the crops. This is what I think, if the crops next to this ditch are affected by...
If it is affected, we will spend some money to compensate everyone."
"No." Gao Fan shook his head.
"No?" Chen Linfa was stunned, not understanding what Gao Fan meant.
"Gao... Gao Fan, you must pay for the money. This is the rule here. By the way, the money to be paid is not much, just for fun."
Ke Shuilong explained from the side.
When he thought about it, Gao Fan probably couldn't part with the compensation, so he rejected Chen Linfa's idea.
"Xiaolong, what are you talking about?" Chen Linfa glared at Ke Shuilong, "Is Gao Fan the kind of person who cares about everything?"
After that, he turned to Gao Fan and asked, "Gao Fan, what do you mean when you say no?"
Gao Fan said: "Uncle Chen, this is not a matter of just losing some money. The wastewater discharged by our factory is toxic. When this water seeps into the ground, the crops that grow will also be poisonous. If people eat it, it will affect their health.
.Moreover, these toxic substances remain in the soil and there is almost no way to remove them. Over time, the land will be useless."
"Is it that serious?" Chen Xingquan's eyes widened.
Chen Linfa thought for a while, nodded, and said: "This matter is really not something Gao Fan is trying to scare people about. I have heard people say that there are several chemical plants in our province. They have been operating for more than ten years, and the land next to them has become...
It can no longer be planted.”
Gao Fan said: "Yes, I am worried about this too. Now we set up a factory and make some money, but if we destroy the surrounding land, future generations will call us mothers."
"This is difficult to handle." Chen Xingquan said distressedly.
"Isn't it that great?" Ke Shuilong said, "Now there are so many factories in Yanzhou engaged in chemical industry. When it comes to land destruction, everyone is destroying it, not even ours."
Chen Linfa frowned and said: "This is indeed a difficult thing to handle. We can't just stop production just because of this, right?"
Gao Fan said: "There is nothing difficult to do. In the final analysis, it is my fault. I forgot about environmental protection equipment. Whether it is exhaust gas or waste water, it can actually be disposed of. Our waste water is mainly some chemicals
Solvent, plus cuprous oxide. Chemical solvents can be decomposed and then discharged, and cuprous oxide can be recycled."
"How much does the environmental protection equipment you mentioned cost?" Chen Xingquan asked.
"For a simpler one, a few thousand yuan is enough. If you want a better effect, it will probably cost 30,000 to 40,000 yuan," Gao Fan said.
He originally didn't know much about the prices of chemical equipment in this era. Some time ago, he discussed the manufacturing of chemical cleaning agent production equipment with engineers from Maolin Chemical Machinery Factory and learned a lot of knowledge, so he had a basis for the valuation.
"Xingquan, what do you think?"
Chen Linfa looked at Chen Xingquan and asked him for advice.
Based on Chen Linfa's experience, he could already hear Gao Fan's thoughts from a few words.
Regarding environmental protection, Chen Linfa is somewhat hesitant.
On the one hand, as an old farmer, he is very sensitive to the matter of wastewater destroying fields. He feels that he cannot do this and destroy the fields. This will be scolded by his descendants.
But on the other hand, as Ke Shuilong said, there are so many small chemical plants in Yanzhou, and everyone is emitting waste gas and waste water. No one cares, so why should you care?
If it was something that could be done easily, Chen Linfa would certainly not refuse to do it. But Gao Fan opened his mouth and said that the last set of equipment would cost several thousand to tens of thousands of yuan, and Chen Linfa could tell that Gao Fan's preference was tens of thousands.
Yuan's plan made him hesitate.
A few years ago, tens of thousands of yuan was almost the amount that the whole village could earn in a year. In recent years, everyone has made some money from doing business, and they can earn tens of thousands of yuan. But they are used to being poor, so let him
He spent tens of thousands of yuan all at once just to solve an environmental problem that no one cared about. He really couldn't make up his mind.
Chen Xingquan understood what his father meant. He hesitated, turned to Gao Fan, and said:
"Gao Fan, my father and I are both farmers and don't understand these things. It's up to you to decide this matter. Even if our factory can get tens of thousands of yuan, it will be like losing half a month's profit.