Congratulations! Fortune Environmental Technology has been officially recognized as a National Green Factory!
On November 8th, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released the "2023 Green Factory Publicity List." Hunan Fortune Environmental Technology Co., Ltd. secured its place on this list through recommendations from provincial industrial and information technology authorities and expert evaluations. This honor signifies the company's significant achievements in low-carbon environmental protection and sustainable development.
Fortune Environmental has consistently focused on refining its "green manufacturing" framework, implementing multifaceted initiatives to actively practice sustainable development principles. This effort contributes to the goal of achieving "peak carbon and carbon neutrality."
Automated Energy Management Platform:
Fortune Environmental utilizes an automated energy management platform, establishing an Energy Management Center and a dedicated leadership team. Annually, they conduct green energy-related activities aligned with the company's development requirements.
Photovoltaic Power Generation System:
They've developed a photovoltaic power generation system, optimizing energy consumption while reducing power inputs under secure and quality-assured conditions. This system harnesses residual heat and pressure to cater to employee needs, achieving notable energy savings.
Wastewater Recycling:
By installing two rainwater and wastewater collection systems, the factory employs sedimentation and filtration methods for effective wastewater recycling.
Renewable Energy Sources:
Fortune Environmental is committed to expanding green areas within the factory premises, aligning with its mission to "serve nature's greenery and promote ecological harmony."
This continuous dedication underscores their commitment to environmentally friendly practices and sustainable industrial development.
The recognition as a "National Green Factory" acknowledges Fortune Environmental's commitment to green, low-carbon, and sustainable development efforts.
In the future, Fortune Environmental will persist in advancing its green manufacturing system to contribute further to China's high-quality economic development and environmental conservation.
[Environmental Education] What is heavy metal pollution? What harm does it pose to human health?
Many people's understanding of food safety primarily revolves around pesticide and veterinary drug residues, as well as counterfeit or substandard products. Few pay attention to heavy metal pollution. However, with the development of modern industry in recent years, incidents of heavy metal pollution have been on the rise, with lead pollution being among the most severe. Today, I'd like to highlight how close lead pollution in heavy metal contamination is to us.
In fact, for the past 30 years, heavy metals have been of great concern to environmental ecologists worldwide. One of the most direct impacts of heavy metals is their threat to food safety. Numerous studies have documented the residues of heavy metals in the edible parts of crops and their effects on human health. Heavy metal pollution is insidious and lacks clear, visible indicators, making it difficult for consumers to discern whether agricultural products or food items are contaminated with heavy metals and should be avoided.
Causing Reproductive Disorders:
The relationship between trace heavy metal elements and male reproductive function has garnered widespread attention from researchers both domestically and abroad. The role of trace heavy metal elements in male reproductive endocrine function, as evidenced by semen analysis, has become an important topic in the study of male reproductive physiology. Studies have shown that copper has a contraceptive effect, vanadium and its compounds also have reproductive toxicity, especially in males, affecting reproductive capacity due to testicular toxicity. Lead has significant harmful effects on parental reproductive physiology and reproductive organs. Therefore, copper, vanadium, and other heavy metals are important factors contributing to human reproductive disorders.
Affecting Normal Embryo Development:
Excessive exposure to heavy metals during pregnancy can cause abnormal pregnancies, including miscarriages, stillbirths, and fetal malformations. Once heavy metal elements enter the maternal body and are transferred through the placenta, they directly affect the normal development of the embryo. Environmental lead pollution, for example, has significant adverse effects on women's reproductive function. Pregnant women living in lead-polluted areas have significantly higher blood lead levels, zinc protoporphyrin (Zpp), and erythrocyte arginase (Arg) values than pregnant women living in non-lead-polluted areas. Moreover, the former has significantly lower fetal survival rates, birth weight of surviving fetuses, and gestational weeks compared to the latter. Lead exposure during pregnancy also has a significant impact on the intellectual development of fetuses and postnatal infants. In addition to lead, mercury can also lead to abnormal pregnancies, such as miscarriages, stillbirths, and fetal malformations.
Threatening Human Health:
Long-term environmental lead exposure can lead to the accumulation of lead deposits in human tissues, especially in bones, teeth, kidneys, and the brain. Before the 1950s, severe lead poisoning was one of the causes of child deaths. Although severe lead poisoning in children is now rare, low-level lead exposure has become a serious public health concern. Current research primarily focuses on the effects of environmental lead pollution on the central nervous system in children. The evidence of the impact of environmental lead pollution on the central nervous system in children has become a central issue in public health discussions about environmental lead pollution standards. Environmental heavy metal pollution, including lead, manganese, copper, mercury, and cadmium, poses significant health risks to adults. Even low doses of these pollutants can disrupt metabolism, induce diseases, and even lead to death. Cadmium has an extremely high level of toxicity, as it can accumulate in the kidneys, leading to a decrease in renal function. However, adults and children are in different stages of growth and development, and their physiological characteristics and metabolic patterns differ. Therefore, their sensitivity and response to heavy metal pollution vary.
Primary Pathways of Heavy Metals Entering Food:
Heavy metals migrate through the food chain, resulting in their accumulation in and contamination of food. Heavy metals in food originate from two main sources: the atmosphere and soil, with soil being a crucial contributor to heavy metal contamination. Soil contamination with heavy metals affects food safety through the following main pathways:
Dissolution of Heavy Metals in Soil into Surface and Groundwater, Polluting Water Sources:
While soil has a strong capacity to adsorb heavy metals, some heavy metals can still infiltrate surface and groundwater through leaching and percolation. This water pollution poses a threat to human health when people directly consume contaminated water or foods prepared with contaminated water.
Absorption of Heavy Metals by Crops and Vegetables, Leading to Accumulation in Edible Parts:
Plants growing in soil contaminated with heavy metals can partially exclude these metals from entering their tissues through mechanisms like root exudation. However, this protective mechanism is not infallible, especially for certain crops or varieties that tend to accumulate heavy metals in their edible parts. This results in elevated heavy metal levels in the edible portions of the crops and, consequently, in food, exceeding permissible limits.
Uptake of Heavy Metals Accumulated in Plants by Herbivorous Animals:
Herbivorous animals, when consuming plants that have accumulated heavy metals, can ingest these metals, leading to their bioaccumulation in animal tissues. When humans consume meat and dairy products from such animals, they may be exposed to higher levels of heavy metals.
Some plants are not a direct source of food for humans but are used as livestock feed for animals like cattle, sheep, and pigs. Through the process of bioaccumulation, heavy metals in the soil can accumulate in these plants, and when livestock consume these plants as feed, the heavy metals are transferred into the animals' tissues. This ultimately leads to heavy metal contamination in animal-derived food products.
