Dangerous Thorium Waste Hits Cimone
Pressure lamp mantel firm PT Ultra Prima has been accused of polluting its surrounding environment with thousands of liters of radioactive waste. Its parent company is claiming it had no choice due to expensive waste management costs.
September 25, 2000
The inhabitants of Cimonejaya are beset by uncertainty. Evidence has arisen that the surrounding environment in Pabuaran, Tangerang, West Java, has been polluted by radioactive waste for the past nine years. The actual effects of the radioactive pollution are not clear, but local inhabitants are concerned their offspring may be plagued by physical defects in years to come.
The possibility of this horrifying scenario has arisen from waste dumpe
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