Haifa Bay Air Pollution Caused by Haifa Chemicals "Gadiv" Plant Repairs
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
Elevated benzene levels in Haifa Bay were caused by repair work at the "Gadiv" plant, according to Israel's Ministry of Environmental Protection. The maintenance led to pollution exceeding daily averages, detected by two monitoring stations. The ministry has ordered the plant to halt repairs until an emissions prevention plan is approved.
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- Haifa Bay air pollution was caused by repair work at the "Gadiv" plant, the Ministry of Environmental Protection said.
- Increased benzene concentrations led to air pollution exceeding daily averages in recent days.
- Two monitoring stations, one in Kiryat Ata, detected the pollution exceedances.
- The ministry issued a mandatory order halting further repairs until an emissions plan is approved.
Elevated levels of benzene in the air around Haifa Bay were caused by repair work at the "Gadiv" plant, part of the Bazan industrial group, Israel's Ministry of Environmental Protection announced. The ministry stated that maintenance and technical servicing of equipment at the facility led to increased benzene concentrations, resulting in exceedances of permissible daily air pollution averages in recent days. Two monitoring stations recorded the pollution increase: one near a middle school in the Dshaninim industrial zone in Kiryat Ata, and another near the Transport Licensing Department. In response to the violations, the Ministry of Environmental Protection issued a mandatory order to the "Gadiv" plant, prohibiting the resumption of repair work until a plan to prevent hazardous emissions is approved.
