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France adopts a bill to combat hazardous chemicals
France adopts a bill to combat hazardous chemicals

Cleanup from "eternal" chemicals will cost Europe 238 billion euros per year

German scientists are trying to replace oil with sugar in the production of foam rubber
German scientists are trying to replace oil with sugar in the production of foam rubber

Currently, the enterprise produces 0.5 tons of such aniline per day

Ukraine wants to tighten control over fertilizer use: government approves draft law
Ukraine wants to tighten control over fertilizer use: government approves draft law

The document will allow regulating the circulation of fertilizers in order to reduce risks for the environment

Nitrates found in rural wells in Hlukhiv region
Nitrates found in rural wells in Hlukhiv region

The main source of nitrates in water is fertilizers that are washed off the fields

Plotva and Western Bug recognized as the most polluted rivers in Lviv region
Plotva and Western Bug recognized as the most polluted rivers in Lviv region

An excess of manganese, metallochlor, acetochlor, chlorpyrifos and SPAR was found in Plotva

1,000 liters of nitric acid spilled onto the track in Poltava region
1,000 liters of nitric acid spilled onto the track in Poltava region

The accident was eliminated by 21 rescuers with the help of 6 units of equipment

A case for pollution by pesticides lying in the open air was opened in Ternopil region
A case for pollution by pesticides lying in the open air was opened in Ternopil region

Silrada allocated funds for the disposal of dangerous chemicals

A tender for the disposal of 175 tons of pesticides was announced in the Odessa region
A tender for the disposal of 175 tons of pesticides was announced in the Odessa region

The contractor must complete disposal by December 25, 2023

A pesticide dump that had been lying open for half a century was removed in Odesa
A pesticide dump that had been lying open for half a century was removed in Odesa

13.4 million hryvnias were spent on the liquidation of poisonous chemicals in Odesa OVA