Bosnia and Herzegovina: Local residents complain about water pollution caused by lead mine
요약
보고된 날짜: 2023년 4월 6일
위치: 보스니아 헤르체고비나
기업 페이지
Mineco International Limited - Parent Company , Geomet d.o.o. Olovo - Subsidiary프로젝트
Olovo mine - Operation영향받은
영향받은 사람의 수: 숫자를 알 수 없음
Community: ( 숫자를 알 수 없음 - 보스니아 헤르체고비나 , 채굴 , Gender not reported )토픽들
수질 오염결과
응답 요청 여부: 예, Business & Human Rights Resource Centre에 의해 요청됨
출처: News outlet
[Translation prepared by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre]
Lead eco disaster: The Bioštica river polluted by wastewater from the "Geomet" lead mine, 6 April 2023
Although the Municipality states that there is no danger, at the Institute for Quality, Standardization and Ecology TQM d.o.o. Lukavac found that in the disputed case there was an increase in the concentration of heavy metals, namely: arsenic, zinc, manganese and lead.
In the evening hours...the residents of the suburbs of the Municipality of Olovo noticed that there was significant pollution of the Bioštica river.
The changes were noticed after the nearby lead mine Geomet, owned by the British company Mineco...poured a large amount of hazardous waste water into the Bioštica river....
The pollution happened, according to the statements of the locals, as a result of the exploitation of lead ore, which is a highly toxic substance due to the high concentration of toxic zinc and iron...
The ecological "incident"...about which little or almost nothing is known, is an obvious example of negligent work and destruction of the environment, and threatens to contaminate the entire zone and dry up the river, which, due to the increased turbidity of harmful substances, may be forever prohibited for drinking.
The management of mine did not respond to our inquiries. However, a response was received from Olovo Municipality in which they confirmed the pollution of the river, but denied the existence of danger...