Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia: Inventory of obsolete pesticides and investigation of a mega-site contaminated PCDD/Fs
2008
Amirova, Z. | Kruglov, E.
For 10 years monitoring of dioxin pollution has been carried out what permitted to reveal a mega-site of extreme dioxin pollution connected with production of phenoxyherbicides in Ufa, Russia. Though the plant was closed in 2004 no decision on methods of pollution elimination was taken. The problem is utilization of 500,000 tons of PCDD/Fs polluted sludge, cleaning and rehabilitation of more than 100 hectares of the plant territory to the depth of 2 and more meters and the equal area directly adjoining the plant, destruction and burial of about 100 production shops and buildings. 32 thousand tons of pesticides have been used in the Republic of Bashkortostan (1990-2000), the major part of them are herbicides - over 25 thousand tons. About half of the total amount of herbicides (over 10 thousand tons) makes 2,4-D amine salt. The volume of pesticides with expired term of storage and forbidden for use in the Republic of Bashkortostan is about 250 tons.
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