[Chinese Packaging Network News] A child poisoning incident occurred in Zhengyang County a few days ago. The cause was the use of discarded bottles of pesticides to drink water, which was saved in time.
On May 10, Li led the 6-year-old son Wang Fang to the river to get sheep. After Lee rushed the sheep to the river bank, he pulled up his homestead. Lee's son was playing with several children, some playing with mud, some pesticide bags, and pesticide bottles. As a result, Wang picked up a bottle of pesticides and drank water in the river. After drinking, he vomited foam and showed signs of poisoning. Lee and others quickly sent Wang to the hospital for treatment. After diagnosis, Wang was 5% imidacloprid EC poisoning.
Pesticide bottles and bags are important containers for pesticides. Pesticides play an important role in the prevention and control of pests and diseases and are deeply loved by farmers. However, after farmers apply pesticides to crops, they will discard used pesticide bottles or bags, especially in the gutters and ponds between fields, and they can easily discard pesticide packaging waste. As everyone knows, untreated pesticide packaging contains pesticide residues. Some toxic substances enter groundwater and river water, which not only pollutes the surrounding environment, but also has hidden security risks.
Right now in summer, it is also a critical period for weed control, disease prevention and pest management in farmland. People use pesticides in large quantities. Therefore, peasants should not arbitrarily discard the used medicine bottles and medicine bags. Pesticide manufacturers and distributors should also take effective measures to fulfill their social responsibilities and pay for the recovery and reuse of pesticide packaging waste.