Middelburg Replaces Walking Paths Due to Harmful Steel Slag

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Walking paths and parking lots in Middelburg are being replaced because steel slag has been used as paving. This affects a total of approximately 1,300 square meters where, according to the Municipal Health Service (GGD), the material could be harmful to health. A partial ban on the use of steel slag has been in effect since this summer. Municipalities are prohibited from using it in places where direct contact with the material or its dust is p…