Sujet
Managing Director of Thor Chemicals
Légende
The Managing Director of Thor Chemicals stands in front of machinery to recover mercury from carbon chips. Thor Chemicals, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. Thousands of barrels of toxic mecury waste imported from industrial world countries was to be processed at Thor Chemicals in Cato Ridge, KwaZulu Natal. Thor Chemicals was sued for millions in the late 1990s by employees charging that they had contracted mercury poisoning. Two workers had died at the plant of alledged poisoning. The waste also contaminated rivers in the area. An investigation was launched by the South African government culminating in a directive in terms of Section 28 (4) of the National Environmental Management Act issued in 2003. In terms of the directive, Thor Chemicals was required to take specific steps to clean up all the mercury contamination in the surrounding environment and store the mercury waste securely failing which the government would take over the operation and charge Thor for expenses incurred.
Crédit
Photo12/Africa Media Online
Notre référence
APN09A04_088
Utilisation
uniquement en France, Belgique, Suisse
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
19,7Mo (862,9Ko) / 17,9cm x 27,5cm / 2117 x 3251 (300dpi)