The problem
Four tons of toxic chemicals are stored in a dilapidated warehouse in the Soviet District of Nizhny Novgorod. Data provided by the Committee for Environmental Protection and Nature Management and the Center of State Sanitary and Epidemiological Monitoring of Nizhny Novgorod shows that a critical environmental situation has been reached here.Health Impact
Exposure to DDT and DDE can result in impairment of nerve impulse conduction, high blood levels of DDE during and increased odds of having pre-term deliveries and height abnormalities in children. They are probable human carcinogens.Current Activity
Blacksmith Institute is funding project work to safely remove and dispose of tons of DDT and other hazardous chemical pesticides from an ill-equipped facility up river from Volga City.Outcome
About four tons of various pesticides have been packaged and removed from open and leaky storage, where they were contaminating ground and surface water. Blacksmith funded the local government through a local NGO to safely remove these chemicals.Data File
Pollutants:
Pesticides
Location:
Volga,
Russia
Transmission:
water, soil, air
Potentially affected people:
7,000-10,000
Report Type:
Technical Advisory Board
Project Status:
Success Stories
Pollution Status:
Legacy
Date Nominated:
Jan 1st, 2005
Nominator:
Volga Center for Environmental Health
Fit Criteria:
Y
Action:
sent to TAB