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Water in Slovak Stretch of Danube River All Right, Claim Inspectors
Thursday 14 Octtber 2010 Zoom in | Print page
Komarno, October (TASR) - The results of the measurements of acidity and alkalinity of the water as well as the results of soil analyses aimed at the detection of heavy metals on the monitored stretch of Danube river have confirmed that all levels are currently normal and stabilised, representatives of Slovak Environment Inspectorate (SIZP), Slovak Water Management Company (SVP) as well as Water Research Institute told the public on Thursday.
Due to the stabilised results of the measurements in the Danube area, Slovak Management Company will only check the water and soil once a week. "If there is intense rainfall, the monitoring will be extended to twice a week," explained SIZP spokesman Michal Stefanek.
The fear of a possible contamination of the Danube emerged after rupture of a reservoir of toxic red sludge comprised of bauxite tailing at an aluminium plant in Ajka, Hungary on October 4. As much as a million cubic metres of the red slurry flooded nearby villages, claiming the lives of nine people, and injuring 150 others. Huge material damage was caused mainly in the villages Kolontar and Devecser, where people have been evacuated indefinitely.
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