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20+ lakes in Switzerland polluted by waste from defence plants

At least 26 lakes in Switzerland are contaminated with waste from defence industries, including recycled ammunition, TAS S reports Photo: www.pixabay.com The SRF TV channel, citing data from the country’s defence ministry, reported that defence factories and the Swiss armed forces have disposed of ‘thousands of tonnes of WWII ammunition’ at the bottom of lakes. The prevalence of this method of waste disposal is explained by the fact that ‘for decades it was believed that the disposal of ...

15.10.2024
Switzerland , lakes , pollution , defence industry , ammunition , utilisation

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Climate change, pollution of natural resources and scarcity ... ozone layer, global warming, atmospheric pollution, greenhouse effect, reduction in the ... , the volume of emissions of pollutants into the atmospheric air and ...

27.04.2023
national security , environment , Climate , pollution

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