Teckomatorp
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BT Kemi scandal
Teckomatorp is the site of one of the largest toxic spills in Sweden. The company BT Kemi produced pesticides. During the 1970s, the inhabitants of Teckomatorp started complaining of an acrid odour from the plant that made people ill. It was also said that BT Kemi had buried barrels of toxic waste in the ground. However, the authorities did nothing for several years, despite efforts of campaigners such as Monica Nilsson, a resident of Teckomatorp, who conducted a signature campaign among the citizens.[3] The government took steps to investigate the issue only after a former employee of BT Kemi told a newspaper that the company was entering forged values within allowed limits into its emission journals. When the authorities finally started to dig, several hundreds of barrels with toxic contents were found.
In 1979 the plant was demolished, and in 1980 the southern area around the plant itself was cleaned. Later it was discovered that the northern area of the town was also polluted, and that the southern area remained polluted despite cleanup efforts.[4] In 2009 a project to restore nature was completed: tons of contaminated topsoil were removed, and a natural park has been established on the site of poisoned area.
References
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Further reading
- Environmental reclaiming Teckomatorp site. Project update 22 September 2006. Visit from NORDROCKS 2006 Malmö. Lars Bevmo, Project manager, Municipality of Svalöv, Sweden [1]
- The Poison plant that was blown up. The BT Kemi-scandal and establishing of the conception environmental crime. (Giftfabriken som sprängdes. BT Kemi-skandalen och miljöbrottsbegreppets etablering) Report 2002:12, Brottsförebyggande rådet, Information och förlag, Stockholm. In Swedish, with English summary at the end. [2]
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