SON OF HARRY HOPE
2006-09-14 22:28:07 UTC
ATHENS, Greece (UPI) -- A Greek government report says the tendency of
the nation's manufacturers to discharge largely unprocessed toxic
wastes is irreversibly damaging waterways.
The study, released Monday by the Hellenic Environmental Inspectorate,
said the polluting is showing no signs of abating, despite EU
pressure, the Ektherimerini reported. The Inspectorate has proposed
the imposition of $2.7 million in fines.
Of the 145 inspections conducted by the inspectorate last year, the
most common violations were inadequate waste processing (42.7
percent), the lack of a valid operating license (15.5 percent) and
illegal activities in protected areas (10.9 percent), the
Ektherimerini said.
The report expressed concern about water quality in several areas,
including the Asopos River in Viotia; water wells in Koropi; the
Kalamas River in Thesprotia, which was described as a "sewer pipe;"
the heavily industrialized Thracian Plain area, which lacks an
adequate waste-disposal system for some 120,000 residents in four
cities; and Athens International Airport for allegedly failing to
adequately process its
waste before discharging it.
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"An ideal form of government is democracy tempered with
assassination."
--Voltaire (1694-1778) French Philosopher and Author
the nation's manufacturers to discharge largely unprocessed toxic
wastes is irreversibly damaging waterways.
The study, released Monday by the Hellenic Environmental Inspectorate,
said the polluting is showing no signs of abating, despite EU
pressure, the Ektherimerini reported. The Inspectorate has proposed
the imposition of $2.7 million in fines.
Of the 145 inspections conducted by the inspectorate last year, the
most common violations were inadequate waste processing (42.7
percent), the lack of a valid operating license (15.5 percent) and
illegal activities in protected areas (10.9 percent), the
Ektherimerini said.
The report expressed concern about water quality in several areas,
including the Asopos River in Viotia; water wells in Koropi; the
Kalamas River in Thesprotia, which was described as a "sewer pipe;"
the heavily industrialized Thracian Plain area, which lacks an
adequate waste-disposal system for some 120,000 residents in four
cities; and Athens International Airport for allegedly failing to
adequately process its
waste before discharging it.
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"An ideal form of government is democracy tempered with
assassination."
--Voltaire (1694-1778) French Philosopher and Author