Study finds Lausanne toxic soil did not worsen health

Geneva (AFP) Aug 21, 2024

Soil pollution from an old incinerator in the Swiss city of Lausanne has not resulted in increased health risks to the local population, a study concluded Wednesday.

A waste incineration plant in Switzerland’s fourth-biggest city – closed in 2005 – was blamed for traces of dioxin uncovered in 2021.

Dioxins, which belong to the so-called ‘dirty dozen’ of chemicals known as persistent o
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