Chapter 692: The Haze Problem
Obviously, Zhao Jinshan had never heard of the word smog, so he asked, Smog? Which haze?
Haze is the beginning of the word 雨. Next... Li Weidong also forgot to write Haze.
Normal people who can remember how to write the word haze!
So Li Weidong simply changed his voice and said: Smog is the combination of fog and haze. You must be familiar with fog, which is small water droplets suspended in the air. As for haze, it refers to the suspended particles in the air. Compounds including dust, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, organic hydrocarbons, etc.
These suspended particles could have fallen to the ground, but after being combined with fog, they will always float in the atmosphere, affecting air quality and human health.
Is this thing harmful to health? Zhao Jinshan asked subconsciously.
The main components of smog are the harmful substances emitted into the atmosphere by human industrial production, as well as the exhaust gas emitted by automobiles. Inhaling them into the body will naturally affect the health of the body.
Li Weidong paused for a moment, and then said: Not to mention anything else, inhaling harmful gases will definitely cause damage to the respiratory system, causing diseases such as pharyngitis, emphysema, asthma, rhinitis, bronchitis, etc. In addition, there is no smog. It will affect the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular systems, the blood system, and the reproductive system.”
No wonder I've had pharyngitis again recently! It turned out to be caused by the smog you mentioned. Zhao Jinshan nodded with enlightenment, and then said: It seems that I have to go to Sanya for a while. The air here is much better than in the north.”
Li Weidong continued: Puppy Electric is developing a new type of household air purifier, which is specially designed for smog weather. When the product comes out, I will give you dozens of units.
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In 2006, few people in China knew the word smog, and people at that time called it rare thick fog. Smog this time, was only briefly mentioned in the expert report.
The smog has already affected the daily life of ordinary people, such as reduced visibility, highway closures, flight delays, traffic affairs, etc. The media also began to gradually pay attention to the smog.
But at that time, the focus of people's attention was still the traffic impact caused by the smog. People did not realize that the smog would cause harm to their health.
After the fall of 2006, severe smog appeared in the Shanshan-Shaanxi area. After the winter, the
The smog entered the Hebei area, and at the beginning of 2007, consecutive smog days also appeared in Beijing.
In 2007, Japanese environmentalists began to protest that China's smog was drifting to Japan. It was also in this year that foreign media began to hype China's smog. Following the reports of foreign media, Chinese talents began to face up to the smog at this time, and domestic experts also began to study the impact of smog.
Also in 2007, the US embassy began to detect PM2.5 data in Beijing.
In the months before the 2008 Olympic Games, many polluting enterprises in the north shut down to ensure the air condition during the Olympic Games. When the Olympic Games were held in Beijing, the sky was also clear. However, many American athletes wore masks to participate in the Olympic Games. Foreign media also borrowed This hyped a wave of air pollution in China.
In the same year, the U.S. embassy began to release the PM2.5 data in Beijing, making it clear that something was going to happen.
In 2009, the Chinese began to pay attention to the data of the US embassy. Words such as PM2.5, PM10, fine particles, and aerosols were gradually recognized by the common people.
Until this stage, domestic views on smog were still controversial. Some people think that it is urgent to control air pollution. But there are still many people who believe that the smog is just thicker fog, which will dissipate when the wind blows, and will not cause too much impact. Environmental experts are just looking for trouble.
In 2010, Xinhua News Agency published an article reminding the public that smog may pose a health threat. Views on smog are no longer controversial. The common people clearly know that smog is harmful to health. At the same time, experts began to suggest that people should minimize going out in foggy weather and wear masks when going out.
In 2011, PM2.5 was officially included in China's air quality indicators; in 2012, PM2.5 monitoring stations were successively set up in major cities across the country.
In 2013, smog became the key word of the year. This was also the year with the worst smog in China. Nearly half of the country was shrouded in smog. Only four days a year in Beijing were not smog days.
In 2014, smog was included in the ranks of natural disasters and reported. The country has also started an iron-fisted governance against smog.
From 2005 to 2014, in ten years, smog has seriously affected the lives of ordinary people. During this period, many people have suffered from diseases due to smog, such as pharyngitis, bronchitis, asthma, and even lung cancer. increase in magnitude.
But in the past ten years, air purifiers have been selling more and more every year!
In many northern cities with severe pollution, air purifiers have even become standard equipment for urban households.
As early as 2004, Li Weidong asked Puppy Electric to start developing an air purifier. And the last time I met an environmental protection organization, it even reminded Li Weidong.
Therefore, Li Weidong decided to increase the investment in the research and development of air purifiers, and strive to develop world-leading air purifiers as soon as possible.
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Green Warriors headquarters. Zhao Liang was called to the office by Director Wang again.
Officer Zhao, I have a task for you to do next. Recently, a large area of dense fog has appeared in northern China. This must be caused by air pollution. However, the people in the mainland have not realized this. At one point, they thought it was just an ordinary fog.
So we are going to conduct on-the-spot investigations, and then do a few reports to tell everyone that these are not ordinary heavy smog, but smog caused by pollution. This kind of smog contains a lot of harmful gases, which will cause harm to people's health! Director Wang said.
Zhao Liangliang nodded: Okay, I will immediately send someone to investigate and interview, and I will also collect relevant information on the health hazards of smog.
Director Wang handed another form to Zhao Liang, and continued, This is the budget for this investigation. Compared with the previous investigations, this budget is relatively sufficient.
Zhao Liang looked at the budget figure and found that it was indeed a lot more than usual, so he asked, Which foundation is so generous this time and provided so much money?
It's an environmental protection organization in Europe. Director Wang said.
European environmental protection organizations are so kind and start to care about China's air pollution? They must take this opportunity to make a big fuss! Zhao Liang said.
Director Wang replied: It is certain to make a big fuss, but as far as I know, European environmental protection organizations are just middlemen. The real funders are several large European companies. They seem to be very interested in the issue of air pollution.
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According to the Central Meteorological Observatory, according to FY-1D meteorological satellite monitoring, heavy fog has appeared in Gansu Longdong, central and northern Shaanxi, most of Shanxi, central and eastern Hebei, Tianjin and other places, especially in the valleys and valleys of Shaanxi and Shanxi. The plains in eastern Hebei were heavily foggy and the visibility was less than a kilometer.
In addition, there are a small amount of low cloud coverage over places such as Longdong, northern Shanxi, and eastern Hebei. It is estimated that the area affected by the fog area is about 218,000 square kilometers. The foggy weather will adversely affect aviation, railway and road transportation in the above-mentioned areas.
Looking at the news being broadcast on the TV, Li Weidong thought for a moment, then picked up his mobile phone and dialed Wang Jiuyang's number.
Jiuyang, how is the research and development progress of the air purifier? Li Weidong asked.
Chairman, don't worry, the research and development is going well, I've been keeping an eye on it! Wang Jiuyang said.
We still have to speed up the progress. It needs to be finalized before New Year's Day, and a batch will be produced immediately after New Year's Day, and it will be put on the market before the Spring Festival. Li Weidong continued to order.
According to the current entry, it will definitely be no problem to start production after New Year's Day. Wang Jiuyang replied.
After finishing the call with Wang Jiuyang, Li Weidong dialed Zhong Yemao's number again.
After the two exchanged a few words, Li Weidong asked, Old Zhong, are there any experts in environmental protection that you are familiar with?
Yes! Zhong Yemao then asked: Chairman, is there any project that requires an environmental protection expert platform?
It's not a platform, but I hope that environmental protection experts can stand up and educate the common people about the harm caused by air pollution, especially the harm caused to the human body. Li Weidong said.
Speaking of air pollution, I think of one thing. Zhong Yemao continued: Recently, some overseas media are also paying attention to our domestic air pollution.
Li Weidong frowned: Overseas media? They're taking the opportunity to make trouble again!
I don't think so. In addition to reporting on air pollution, foreign media also introduced air pollution can be harmful to the body. It looks like a popular science article. Zhong Yemao replied.
Science about the dangers of air pollution? This doesn't seem like something they would do! Li Weidong then asked, Is there any exaggeration?
I looked for a few articles, and the part describing the air pollution is indeed exaggerated. For example, the British Daily Mail said that because of the air pollution, ordinary people can only crowd in Tiananmen Square to watch the sun. It came out with a photo. But we all know that those people went to see the flag-raising ceremony.”
Zhong Yemao went on to say: However, the reports about the health hazards of air pollution should be true. They have cited many published scientific research results.
European and American countries have been studying air pollution for decades, and they have accumulated a lot of mature results. Li Weidong paused, and continued: I hope that the domestic media will also pay attention to air pollution, so that my new The air purifier developed can have good sales.”
Chairman Li, you asked me to find experts in environmental protection to sell air purifiers, right? Zhong Yemao said.
Li Weidong chuckled cheekily: The main thing is to hope that the country can pay attention to air pollution and deal with it earlier. Selling air purifiers is just incidental!
Okay, I understand. I'll find some experts, write some articles about the health hazards of air pollution, and then create momentum in the media to scare the common people first! Zhong Yemao replied.
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A certain luxury hotel in Brussels, Belgium, is holding a dinner party, attended by many executives from European companies.
Holding a wine glass, Ke Cilei shuttled through the crowd, saying hello to the people next to him from time to time, and exchanging a few pleasantries by the way.
Ke Cilei used to be the head of Philips' Asia region, but now he has been transferred back to the European headquarters, which can be regarded as a high promotion.
Not far away, a handsome middle-aged man slightly toasted Ke Cilei, Ke Cilei walked over immediately after seeing this.
This handsome man is Herman, the head of Siemens' home appliance department, and Ke Cilei is an old acquaintance.
The two of them walked to a corner with wine glasses in their hands, and started talking in a low voice.
Mr. Ke Cilei, have you read the newspaper recently? You should have noticed the news about China's air pollution? Herman asked with a smile.
It seems that our money is not in vain! Ke Cilei paused, and then said: So far, our plan is going smoothly. Next, we will stir up the topic of air pollution and make the Chinese people aware of it. We realize that air pollution can cause serious health damage to the body!
Yes, nothing is more important than good health! As long as Chinese people are afraid of smog and their health is threatened, they will buy our air purifiers!
Herman went on to say: China has a population of more than one billion, and it is a huge market. Even if only one percent of households buy air purifiers, that is a sales volume of tens of millions, which can bring tens of billions of dollars. production value!
We in Europe have gone through the period of serious air pollution, and air purifiers can only be sold in Asia. Ke Cilei continued:
I have lived in Asia for many years, and I have a little understanding of the situation there. Developing economies in Asia are generally unaware of the problem of air pollution, and they have taken very limited measures to deal with air pollution.
In our European countries, air pollution has been studied for decades, and the performance of our home air purifiers is several times higher than that of Asian countries. Once put into the Chinese market, it will definitely be a hot seller.
Yes, according to our experience in pollution control in Germany, it will take at least 40 to 50 years to completely clean up the smog. That is to say, in the next 40 to 50 years, our air purifiers will be It can be sold in the Chinese market! Herman smiled and took a sip of the champagne in his hand.
Forty to fifty years, hehe, the premise is that the Chinese are willing to make up their minds to control air pollution! If it's just a cosmetic effort, the problem of smog will not be solved in a hundred years. Ke Cilei said with a sneer.
Wouldn't that be better! If the smog can't be controlled for a hundred years, then our air purifiers will be sold well in the Chinese market for a hundred years! Herman also showed a triumphant expression.
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