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Halsteren · Halsteren

Megadrugsput stinks of cat pee, now groundwater is being cleaned

The cleaning up of contaminated groundwater started on Wednesday in the infamous drug pit in Halsteren. Thousands of litres of dirty water will be channeled through a treatment plant in the coming months. The latest measurement shows that drinking water is not contaminated at greater depths. The pit in Halsteren is the largest drug discharge pit ever in the Netherlands and possibly the largest in Europe. The culprit is probably a Colombian cokel…See the Story

Pollution · Halsteren

Brabant is cleaning up pollution caused by drug waste at five locations

The province of Noord-Brabant has five locations where soil contaminated by drug waste must be cleaned up. In addition to Halsteren, the largest drug dump, this is also happening in Bergen op Zoom, Deurne, Boxtel, Someren and Zundert. In Altena and Baarle-Nassau, drug waste, for example through leaking barrels, has also caused pollution, but the extent of this is still being investigated, the province reports.See the Story

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