A week after around one million cubic metres of red sludge escaped from a Hungarian alumina factory, an analysis commissioned by the environmental group Greenpeace has revealed that more than 50 tonnes of arsenic may have been released as a result of the spill.
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Greenpeace also suspects that the leaked basin may have contained toxic waste besides the sludge from aluminium oxide production.
"Environmental standards for old plants in Hungary are lagging far behind the European rules for newly built production facilities," says Schuster. "We don't even know in which year the dam was built and how often it was modified."
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Greenpeace also suspects that the leaked basin may have contained toxic waste besides the sludge from aluminium oxide production.
"Environmental standards for old plants in Hungary are lagging far behind the European rules for newly built production facilities," says Schuster. "We don't even know in which year the dam was built and how often it was modified."
- bill 10-12-2010 12:12 am