On March 29, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment held its first regular press conference after its establishment. Spokesman Liu You stated that the central environmental supervision work will continue to deepen and complete the second round of central environmental protection supervision in about three years. The seven special campaigns were launched in an all-round way as a symbolic project for the fight against pollution.
Fight pollution prevention

Li Youbin, spokesman of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, said on the 29th that the Ministry of Ecology and Environment will launch seven special campaigns this year to concentrate on fighting pollution.

At the press conference held on the same day, he introduced the seven special actions: the “Green Shield 2018” nature reserve supervision and inspection special action jointly carried out by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and related departments, and the implementation of the comprehensive management of atmospheric pollution in key regions. Prohibit the entry of foreign waste into the implementation plan for the reform of the solid waste import management system, combat the illegal transfer and dumping of solid wastes and hazardous wastes, meet the emission standards for the waste incineration power generation industry, urban black-and-odor water remediation, and the construction of sewage treatment facilities in towns and parks, and centralized drinking Water source environment remediation.

Since the beginning of April 2017, the former Ministry of Environmental Protection has deployed forces from across the country to invest in Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei and the surrounding areas to carry out a one-year inspection campaign to strengthen the prevention and control of atmospheric pollution.

Liu Youbin said that the strengthening of inspection highlights the focus of law enforcement, highlights the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and the surrounding key area of air pollution prevention and control, focuses on the special period of autumn and winter in the time period, and focuses on the enterprises involved in the "scrubbing of pollution" in the industry. Concentrate superior forces to do a good job; pay more attention to law enforcement efficiency, enforce law enforcement in different places, cross-enforce law enforcement, optimize law enforcement methods, and adjust law enforcement strategies to effectively and effectively avoid protectionism; effectively communicate pressure and not only find problems, but also seriously pursue accountability.

“Strengthening supervision is a new long-term mechanism for environmental law enforcement that has been optimized and improved on the basis of past work. It is by no means a short-term act. It has never been a success in the past year.” He said that the newly established Department of Ecology and Environment This year will continue to promote the use of experience in strengthening supervision and accumulate, and launch seven special campaigns in an all-round way as a symbolic project to fully fight against pollution prevention and control, in an effort to meet people's higher expectations and requirements for ecological environmental quality.

The second national survey of pollution sources

"The year of 2018 is the census comprehensive implementation stage." At the regular press conference held on the 29th by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Hong Yaxiong, director of the second national pollution source census office, stated that the inventory and database construction and pilot work will be completed in the first half of this year. In the second half of the year, the census investigation object and investigation technology plan will be carried out and completed the household survey, data report, etc., form a database, and establish and gradually improve various types of pollution source files.

The second national census of pollution sources aims to fully understand the construction of a beautiful Chinese eco-environmental family, master the number of various sources of pollution, industry and regional distribution, understand the main pollutant generation, emissions and disposal, establish and improve key pollution source files, and pollution sources. The information database and environmental statistics platform provide reference for judging the current environmental situation in China, formulating and implementing targeted economic and social development and environmental protection policies and plans.

What is the expected change in the number of pollution sources in the second census? "The number of pollution sources will greatly increase," said Hong Yaxiong. The first census covered 5.92 million sources of pollution, and the initial screening of the second census had 9.5 million sources of pollution requiring household surveys. Among them, there are about 7.4 million industrial sources, about 1 million agricultural sources, and about 500,000 centralized sewage treatment facilities.

"The census of pollution sources must keep the line of data quality." The requirements for data quality: comprehensive, authentic, and consistent. ”

Hong Yaxiong said that first of all, it is necessary to make great efforts to ensure the scientific nature of the accounting method. Secondly, in terms of management, all staff control and full process control. Finally, in the results management, a third party conducts spot checks to ensure the quality of the pollution source data.

Hong Yaxiong stated that the census of pollution sources is a survey conducted according to law. According to the requirements of relevant laws, the census subject of pollution sources is obliged to accept surveys conducted by census agencies and census personnel. The census report of pollution sources shall be truthfully completed on time, and investigations shall not be rejected, rejected, or obstructed, and false reports, false reports, and refusal reports shall not be allowed, and original materials may not be transferred, concealed, forged, or falsified. Those who have violated the law will bear corresponding legal responsibilities.

23 new standards implemented by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment

From April 1st, 23 new environmental protection standards will be formally implemented, 18 of which will be issued for the first time, and the other 5 will be replaced by amendments. This batch of environmental protection standards mainly involves the measurement methods and monitoring technical specifications for various pollutants such as the atmosphere and water. Among them, there are 8 items related to the atmosphere, 7 items for water quality monitoring, 4 items for soil, 1 item for solid waste and leachate, 1 item for noise and vibration, and 2 items for integrated.
In 2017, the prices of raw materials in the entire industry rose sharply. Environmental protection storms have been repeated one after another. Driven by the elimination of outdated production capacity and policies to increase environmental protection, many SMEs are facing challenges! Either transformation or upgrade, or eliminate out! In the “two sessions” that had just ended in 2018, the government’s work report first put forward the “Three Major Tough Battles” statement, and raised the “fighting against pollution and fighting hard” to the major measures taken by the state to build a well-off society in an all-round way. It is foreseeable that the scope of this year's environmental storm will only expand, and the intensity will only increase!

In 2018, whether you keep up or not, the chemical industry will continue to advance. Embracing change and embracing innovation are the only ways that we cannot be eliminated by the times!