A Strasbourg Court has authorized the permanent containment of approximately 42,000 tonnes of highly toxic chemical waste: Cyanide, Arsenic, Mercury, and More, at the Form Stocamine Potash Mine in Wittelsheim, Alsace, Rejection Calls for Removal due to the site’s structural instability. While the French Government and State-Owned MDPA are set to inject concrete and seal the mine galleries to protect Europe’s large aquifer, Opponents argue this “Eternal Burial” is a gamble. Geological Subsidence, Heat-Induced Rock Shifts, and Corroding Barriers Raise Fears of Eventual Leakage Into the Upper Rhine Aquifer, Which Supplies Drinking Water to Millions Across France, Germany, and Switzerland. For in-depth Analysis and a Deseper Perspective On This Veritable “Timebomb for Future Generations”, France 24’s Eve Irvine Welcome Marcos Buser, Geologist and Social Scientist Specializing in Long-Term Consequences of Toxic Waste Display.
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Stocamine in Alsace: ‘Toxicity of Chemical Waste Won’t Disappear, Nobody Knows How to Deal with it’
