US EditionAsbestos: Quarries Want to Reopen
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The Austrian mines, which are also responsible for the asbestos pollution in Szombathely, are outraged by their closure, citing poor sampling and want to reopen. The four Burgenland quarries were closed by the Austrian provincial authorities precisely because of the severe pollution, as asbestos well exceeding the limit value was also detected in samples taken at the extraction sites. However, the quarry operators sharply criticized the Burgenla…
The companies affected by the barriers in Burgenland hope that they will soon be able to open up again. Their economic survival is at stake for them. They are also convinced that there is no danger of their mining sites and materials. Silence in the quarry in Pilgrimsdorf: For four months, the site has been closed and the works are at rest. Pilgrimsdorf is one of the four fracture sites in Burgenland closed due to asbestos, which have also gaine…
Land and Greenpeace would have measured unscrupulously, criticise operators of the four officially closed quarries. They demand air measurements at full operation and are convinced to remain below the limit values.
The asbestos issue in Western Hungary has taken a new turn: while closures and concerns about pollution are still being reported in Szombathely, preparations are underway on the Austrian side to reopen the mines - according to the operators, "there is no real problem."
The operators of four Austrian quarries that were officially closed due to asbestos contamination sharply criticized the Burgenland provincial government and Greenpeace on Monday.
The operators criticised the "unscientific" measurements of the country and Greenpeace. The environmental organisation and the state of Burgenland rejected the allegations.
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