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Sulfuric Acid Spill Contaminates Pond Water in Shanghai

A tanker carrying sulfuric acid collided with a container truck in Pudong District of Shanghai on Tuesday, leaking the pollutant into a roadside watercourse which ends in a pond.
 
No casualties occurred in the accident.
 
Rescuers have stemmed the drainage outlet of the pond. Sulfuric acid contaminated an estimated 1,000 square meters of water surface.
 
Investigators found that the container truck, registered in Shandong, bumped into the rear tank of the tanker owned by the Fourth Branch of the Shanghai Chemical Commodity Transportation Co. and caused the accident.
 
The two vehicles have been pulled away from the accident site. Firefighters and relevant departments used water and caustic soda to dilute the pollutant.
 
Local environmental officials said the pond water is used for greenery, not as a source for drinking water, and the contamination has been brought under control. The accident does not post a threat to the health of local residents, they said.

Source: Xinhua News Agency