罗伯特·安格斯·史密斯:英国有毒气体污染治理的奠基者

Robert Angus Smith:Founder of Toxic Gas Pollution Control in Britain

罗伯特·安格斯·史密斯是19世纪著名的化学家和环境学家,他担任了英国中央碱督察局第一任首席督察官,填补了督察局检查程序和工作风格的空白,提出"最佳实用方法"进行盐酸减排,强调督察员与碱业制造商的良好关系,以化学技术和咨询手段管控制碱业,有效减少有毒气体盐酸的排放,平衡污染治理与经济发展之间的关系。此外,史密斯还发现并命名了"酸雨",指出有毒气体二氧化硫的巨大危害,利用化学方法分析降水成分,对化学气候学做出开创性的贡献。

Robert Angus Smith was a famous chemist and environmentalist in the 19th century.As the first chief inspector of the Alkali Inspectorate in Britain,he filled in the blank of the inspection procedure and the working style of the Alkali Inspectorate,put forward the "best practicabl means" for hydrochloric acid emission reduction,emphasized the good relationship between the inspectors and the alkali manufacturers,controlled the alkali industry by chemical technology and consultation means,effectively reduced the emission of toxic gas hydrochloric acid,and balanced the relationship between pollution control and economic development.In addition,Smith also discovered and named "acid rain",pointed out the huge harm of sulfur dioxide,and made a pioneering contribution to chemical climatology by using chemical methods to analyze precipitation components.