To: Darwin Lannister, CEO of Darwin Chemical Company (DCC)

From: Jared Wazowski, Plant Manager of Darwin Chemical Company in China (DCC)
Date: October 16, 2015
Subject: Urgent River Clean Up
Over the last couple of weeks the company has completely stopped the disposal of plant
waste in the river. Although DCC used to dump very little chemicals in the river that do not
harm the people who use it for drinking water, the water might be extremely harmful, as the
chemicals are toxic. Through this letter I would like to explain to you how there was no
record of files with corporate detailing explaining how the chemicals were disposed of safely,
which lead to dumping the waste in the local river. We must report this situation to the
Chinese authorities and discuss cleanup methods as the toxic water people are drinking might
harm them.
My assistant manager Bojing Hung explained to me that due to the missing records, the
employees have been dumping the waste in the local river for several years now. The system
has to be in place to make sure we are disposing of the waste properly to prevent future
problems. Bojing also stated that the previous plant manager explained that there was nothing
to worry about as the chemical byproduct loses its potency when mixed with water. However,
these chemicals are still toxic and many other factories also dispose of their chemicals in the
same river. I spoke to my supervisor Jonathon Miller about the issue and he suggested
reporting this situation to the Chinese authorities and discussing cleanup methods. He
informed me that improper water disposal is more acceptable in China, but that it would cost
the company millions of dollars to have a cleanup. The company may also be given heavy
fines since we are a foreign company. However, later that day some reports I requested
arrived and stated that local fishing in the area has decreased dramatically in the past few
years, as some of the fish were deformed or sickly. I am worried that people might start
getting sick due to the toxic chemicals that we used to dump in the local river if we dont
report this situation to the authorities as soon as possible.
For instance, in Disposal of Chemical Contaminants into Groundwater: Viewing Hidden
Environmental Pollution in China. Dongfeng Li, Qiting Zuo and Guotao Cui explain how
drinking polluted water can cause serious harmful disease: Also cancer villages, areas with
cancer rates significantly higher than the national average caused by toxic and hazardous
chemical pollution, demonstrate severe environmental pollution problems (par. 2). This
shows the seriousness of the situation because people are getting sick with diseases that are
not curable by drinking polluted water. The article goes on to say, Every year, an estimated
190 million Chinese fall ill and 60,000 deaths are directly the result of water-borne pollution
(par. 2). This is an extremely large number of people; therefore, people that drink from the
local river should be alerted not to do so anymore before its too late.

Furthermore, a lot of fish die due to toxic chemicals that get leaked or disposed in rivers. In
her article Toxic Leak Kills Fish: Chemical Spill Blamed for Wrecking Rivers Ecosystem,
environment reporter Amy Hunt explains that the death of many fish due to leaked toxic
chemicals in rivers can ruin the ecosystem. She says, As well as the fish killed, it is believed
the pollution will have a knock-on effect on the ecosystem of the area, including insects, birds
and mammals such as otters (par. 7). This shows that disturbing only one species in the
ecosystem can lead to many consequences. She then adds on It could take years for the river
to recover (par. 8). The reporter also interviews Alan Farbridge, secretary of Derwent
Angling Association, who said: "There have been thousands of fish killed, the whole
ecosystem has been destroyed. It's absolutely tragic (par. 9). This illustrates that the
destruction of the ecosystem is very severe. This will also affect the people who live around
the river because not only will they not be able to drink from the water, but they also will not
be able to eat the fish. Additionally, if the ecosystem is not constant, many issues will occur
due to animals and insects not doing their role in the ecosystem.
In order to prevent these problems from occurring again in the future, please address
this issue by having the system constantly up to date to prevent dumping chemicals in
the river again and reporting this situation to the authorities.
I recommend that we report this situation to the Chinese authorities and discuss cleanup
methods to prevent people from getting harmed as it may damage the companys reputation
or even cause it to be shut down in China. Furthermore, since many other factories also
dispose of their chemicals in the same river, we can have their companies spend money as
well to help clean the river. Moreover, I suggest that we stop the people from drinking from
the local river until it is completely clean and safe to drink from. Finally, we should be more
careful where our files and records are positioned to prevent this situation from happening
again in the future.
Thank you for your cooperation. If you have any questions or would like to set up a meeting,
please call at Extension 8199 or email me.
Sincerely,

Jared Wazowski
Plant Manager in China
Phone: 86-386-9275-8763
Email: jared.wazowski@dcc.com
Works Cited

Li, Dongfeng, Qiting Zuo, and Guotao Cui. "Disposal of Chemical Contaminants into
Groundwater: Viewing Hidden Environmental Pollution in China." Environmental
Earth Sciences, 70.4 (2013): 1933-1935.
Reporter, Amy Hunt Environment. "Toxic Leak Kills Fish: Chemical Spill Blamed for
Wrecking Rivers Ecosystem." Evening Chronicle, (2009): 17.