Bonifica urgente dell'area inquinata da Pcb dalla "Caffaro"
Ulteriori approfondimenti: http://www.ambientebrescia.it/Caffaro.html
Esempio di bonifica: http://www.boscodellequerce.it/bdq/
Urgent remediation of the area polluted by PCBs from the "Caffaro"
The
most serious case of pollution in Italy, and potentially in Europe,
affects an area of four million square meters in southern Brescia, which
has a population of twenty five thousand people. It is the site of
national interest Caffaro, a factory that for fifty years polluted the
water of the city with one hundred and fifty tons of undiluted
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). This chemical is dangerous for both
humans and the environment, with a level of toxicity measurable in
micrograms. Yet in ten years nothing has been done, and twenty five
thousand men, women and children still live in close contact with PCBs.
The TV show PRESADIRETTA interviewed PHILIPPE GRANDJEAN, a professor and
world-renowned scientist from Harvard University, who has studied the
effects of PCBs and dioxin on human health for more than twenty years.
He has recently discovered that in addition to causing various types of
cancer, prolonged exposure to PCBs “smashes” the immune and endocrine
systems. This can have very serious consequences particularly for
children, as demonstrated by the terrible story of Anniston, Alabama.
This small town was heavily polluted by a factory of MONSANTO group
that, similarly to CAFFARO, produced hundreds of thousands of tons of
PCBs over fifty years.
PRESADIRETTA went to investigate closer and discovered a community
ravaged by sickness. The difference is that Monsanto has been brought to
court, and was made to pay $700 million in compensation, as well as the
costs of remediation. However no legal action has been taken against
Caffaro, which has since declared bankruptcy and no longer exists.
You
can find the written presentation of the investigation carried out by
the editors of "Presa Diretta" on the following website:http://www.rai.tv/dl/RaiTV/programmi/media/ContentItem-5921b0a3-a639-45d3-a383-c9dc655bfdb4.html
Further reading:http://www.ambientebrescia.it/Caffaro.html
Example of remediation:http://www.boscodellequerce.it/bdq/