Air Pollution From Columbus Stainless Steel And Samancor Ferrochrome

Description

What: Air pollution from Columbus stainless steel and Samancor ferrochrome
Where: Middelburg, Belleville street, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Impact: The impact of the dirty air that people breath on daily basis is a very big problem as the communities of Middelburg experience this and are affected and infected with chronic diseases such as TB, sinuses, etc. The steel and chrome particles are also a danger to the environment at large more especially the animals, the soil as well as the communities at large.
As Mpumalanga Highveld was declared as a high priority area in terms of air pollution the problem is growing bigger everyday.

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