Albchrome Poisoned Elbasan with Hazardous Waste, 320 Tonnes of Toxic Dust Uncovered

'A sun as black as my lungs': how corruption crucified a polluted Albania city

Environmental inspectors who rushed to two fires discovered 318 tonnes of toxic industrial dust that had been stored for months in a chrome factory, AlbChrome, with no transfer contracts for its treatment or safe disposal. The site, owned by the Turkish group Yildirim, was temporarily shut. It is the latest in a litany of disasters to befall one of the most benighted industrial cities in Europe, repeatedly blanketed in lethal smoke from similar …

‘A sun as black as my lungs’: how corruption crucified a polluted Albania city

The Albanian city of Elbasan was engulfed in smoke from its steelworks, revealing corruption and environmental mismanagement, with hazardous materials improperly stored at a local factory.

A sun as black as my lungs’: how corruption crucified a polluted Albania city

DNA Elbasan: For several days this summer the Albanian city of Elbasan choked in a dense cloud of stinging smoke coming from the direction of its notorious steelworks. Environmental inspectors who rushed to two fires discovered 318 tons of toxic industrial dust that had been stored for months in a chrome factory, AlbChrome, with no […]

Albchrome poisoned Elbasan with hazardous waste, 320 tonnes of toxic dust uncovered

Krimet mjedisore në Elbasan përsëriten me një frekuencë të frikshme, ndërsa qytetarët vuajnë pasojat e rënda shëndetësore. Skandali i radhës ka në qendër kompaninë turke Albchrome, më saktë uzinën e saj të Ferrokromit në Elbasan. Pak muaj më parë, inspektorët e mjedisit ndërhynë me urgjencë në dy va [...] Read More...