31. Belaruchi, Belarus - EUROPE

Partly destroyed storage buildings near a village 30 km from Minsk where the toxic construction material is stored in semi-open air conditions. The contamination is most likely come from waste incineration residues imported from Germany

Source categories of waste contamination by POPs:

  Waste Incineration

Data about POPs levels in different environment compartments:

  Waste residue

POPs - Persistent Organic Pollutants:

  Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (dioxins)