37. Lampertice, Czech Republic - EUROPE

Site of an abandoned underground coalmine was used for preparation of mixture of wastes including waste incineration residues and metallurgy residues (including fly ash) as well as sewage sludge from chemical plants and the chlorine industry. This was a notable source of HCB problems.

Source categories of waste contamination by POPs:

  Waste Incineration
  Chemical industry

Data about POPs levels in different environment compartments:

  Soil/sediment
  Waste residue
  Wildlife (fish)

POPs - Persistent Organic Pollutants:

  Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (dioxins)
  Polychlorinated Biphenyls
  Hexachlorobenzene