Urgently handle the incident of more than 2.8 tons of acid leaking out

On the afternoon of September 27, Mr. Vo Trung Cang, Deputy Head of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Phu Tan District, An Giang Province, said that the district is actively coordinating with departments and branches of An Giang Province to handle the incident of leaking more than 2.8 tons of sulfuric acid (H ₂ SO ₄ ) that occurred. at JIC Vietnam Company Limited (abbreviated as JIC Vietnam Company) at Tan Trung Industrial Park, Phu Tan District.

JIC Vietnam Company at Tan Trung Industrial Park where 2.8 tons of H₂SO₄ acid leaked out

According to Mr. Cang, on September 15, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Phu Tan District received a report from JIC Vietnam Company about a leak in the company's tank containing about 3 tons _{of H2SO4} acid, causing acid to flow outside. The company requested the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of the district to consider instructing the company on how to handle the situation to avoid environmental impacts. The Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Phu Tan District urgently reported to the leaders of Phu Tan District and specialized departments and agencies of An Giang Province to support and handle the above incident.

Immediately afterwards, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of An Giang Province, the People's Committee of Phu Tan District, the Department of Industry and Trade of An Giang Province, the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Department, and the An Giang Provincial Police arrived at the scene to survey and fix the problem. Through inspection, the authorities recorded that more than 2.8 tons _{of H2SO4} acid had escaped, and about 500 kg of acid contained in the plastic barrel was recovered.

The cause of the acid leak was determined to be a crack in the acid testing pipe in the tank. The outside valve of the acid tank was open, causing acid to spill into the backup wastewater treatment tank area.

An Giang province's functional sector surveyed the scene of H₂SO₄ acid leak of JIC Vietnam Company at Tan Trung Industrial Park, Phu Tan District.

Immediately after the incident, JIC Vietnam Company used lime to neutralize the acid; the clear water was collected and sent to the wastewater treatment system for treatment; the collected residue was stored in the hazardous waste storage area for treatment according to regulations.

Currently, the authorities have also proposed that the People's Committee of An Giang province assign the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of the province to support and provide professional guidance to JIC Vietnam Company on measures to collect and treat waste generated during the incident response process as well as clean up and restore the original state of the environment in the incident area, preventing pollution of groundwater, surface water, and soil (if any) caused by the chemical leak.

The authorities also requested JIC Vietnam Company to inspect and replace chemical pipelines to ensure safety according to regulations; build dikes and fences to cover the chemical storage area; reinforce the foundation to ensure chemical leakage and leakage; the chemical storage tank area must have a capacity greater than the total amount of chemicals stored in the two acid tanks. The deadline for implementation is no later than October 10, 2023.

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