For the AEDZRP (Donge environmental association of risk zones and the PPRT), the repetition of these accidents is indeed proof of a lack of regular maintenance of aging installations
. She mentions previous incidents including that of January 2, 2021 and its 300,000 liters of product responsible for pollution
from December 21, 2022 with 800,000 liters of Naphtha escaped into a retention tank without a sealing system…
.
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Leak
For activists, this new leak
do not escape the immediate comments usually reassuring from the operator and the prefecture often denied in the following days
. Affirm that the measurements carried out did not reveal the presence of volatile organic compounds which is hazardous
if we do not specify to what location the measurements were taken and whether or not the sensors were downwind
.
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“the State must end its complacency”
For the AEDZRP, the State must put an end to its complacency towards unscrupulous industrialists… and demand that installations be brought up to standard in accordance with existing environmental rules
.
She also demands that a dedicated site is set up reporting on accident reports and environmental measurements on site and off site which is accessible to every citizen
.
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