Russia: Waste from Russkii Khrom 1915 allegedly flows into forest contaminating soil, co. promised to comment later
Zusammenfassung
Date Reported: 17 Jun 2019
Standort: Russland
Unternehmen
JSC Russkii Khrom 1915 - Subsidiary , Polyplast Group of Companies - Parent CompanyBetroffen
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Gemeinschaft: ( Number unknown - Russland , Bergbau , Gender not reported )Themen
Soil pollutionAntwort
Response sought: Nein
Art der Quelle: News outlet
[Summary translation prepared by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre]
9 million tonnes of waste at a chemical plant from a bird's eye view (PHOTO, VIDEO), 17 June 2019
In Pervouralsk in the Magnitka microdistrict, a film crew from RIA Novy Den took a drone into the air to capture views of the city. The territory of the enterprise JSC "Russkii Khrom 1915" got into the frame. Namely, bright yellow-coloured water and waste dumps containing tri- and hexavalent chromium ...
While watching the video, we noticed a bright yellow river flowing from the side of the plant's territory into the forest. The Novyy Dnya journalist found out that the water flows out from the dumps of large crushed stone. The stream ends near the territory of the private sector....
JSC "Russkii Khrom 1915"promised to provide a comment later.