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Here are accounts of just some
accidents at incinerator plants, emission breaches
and dioxin scares.
Fire at Tiru incinerator
in Issy-Les-Moulineaux, Paris (March 2010)
According to LeParisien.fr, the Tiru incinerator in Issy-Les-Moulineaux,
a suburb on the southwest outskirts of Paris, was in the process of
being dismantled when a fire started yesterday in some demolition
debris.
A fire in March 2006, when it was first closed,
destroyed one of its two smokestacks. A new incinerator has taken
its place and, according to CNIID, its air pollution control equipment
also includes "plume suppression" equipment and a low profile
smokestack to avoid drawing attention to itself. The fire serves as
a dramatic reminder that the new incinerator is still there and continues
as a long term pollution source. - Press Release CNIID.
Video
footage Le
Parisien
Irish Pork Dioxin Scare
- October 2008
Discovery of minute traces of Dioxin in animal feed led to the collapse
of the Irish pork industry, costing the country 100s of millions of
Euros. The Food Safety Authority says that there is no safe limit
of Dioxin in food.
Apex, Carolina - Fire
at hazardous waste facility - October 2006
Fire and ensuing explosions at a hazardous waste facility in Carolina
result in evacuation of thousands of residents and hospitalisation
of scores more. Waste storage permit subsequently suspended.
CNN
The
News & Observer
Dioxin scare - February
2006
China and Taiwan ban pork from three European countries over dioxin
scare.
Channel
News Asia Reuters
Chropyne, Czech Republic
- Toxic emissions from fire in hazardous waste incinerator
A major fire at a hazardous waste incinerator started November 14th
2004. People warned to stay inside, if possible, and to keep windows
closed, because of escaping toxic gases. A temperature inversion keeps
fumes trapped low over town. Read
more
Campana, Argentina
& El Dorado, Arkansas - Two incinerator accidents in 7 weeks
Explosion at hazardous waste incinerator (Nov 2004) in Argentina kills
one operator and injures five firemen. A fire at a hazardous waste
incineration plant in El Dorado, Arkansas (2 Jan, 2005) required evacuation
of 1,500 people
CHASE Press Release
More
Information (Arkansas) More
Information (Campana) Photos
Gilly-sur-Isère,
France - Senior French officials face toxins inquiry
5 French officials (incuding the. local mayor) under formal examination
for "poisoning, deliberately endangering the lives of others,
involuntary injury and manslaughter" in relation to incinerator
emissions. Read more
Dundee - Incinerator
breaches limits 19 times in 2 months
An incinerator at Baldovie in Scotland, which came into operation
in 1999, breached its safety limits 18 times between April 20 and
May 28, 2001 and has experienced a number of fires. Read
more and more.
Dioxin scare 2004
More than 160 farms closed in the Netherlands and Belgium after dioxin
found in dairy products. Read
more
Belgian dioxin scare
1999
The Belgium ‘dioxin crisis’ of 1999 provides a salutary
lesson. The Belgian food industry was badly damaged when high levels
of dioxin were discovered in eggs and chickens and traced back to
dioxin contaminated animal feed. Import bans by countries worldwide
included chicken, eggs,
meat, and any products containing eggs or milk. The Belgian government
estimated the cost of the crisis at €465 million.
Naples, Italy - Hundreds
of cattle seized after dioxin tests
Police seized hundreds of head of cattle from farms in the southern
region of Naples after tests showed abnormally high levels of deadly
dioxin in both the animals and the soil. Read
more
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