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Israel's Environmental Ministry Orders Haifa Petrochemical Plant to Halt Operations
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Israel's Environmental Protection Ministry ordered the Gadiv petrochemical plant in Haifa Bay to cease operations due to a sharp rise in benzene pollution. The ministry attributed the increase in benzene levels, which exceeded daily limits, to renovation and maintenance work at the plant. The order was issued under the Clean Air Law following the detection of pollution near a local school.
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- Israel's Environmental Protection Ministry ordered the Gadiv plant to halt operations due to benzene pollution.
- The ministry cited renovation and maintenance work at the plant as the cause of the pollution.
- Benzene levels exceeded daily limits near a school in Haifa Bay.
- The order was issued under the Clean Air Law.
- The ministry views the pollution incident with "great severity."
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