Report Sees No Environmental Hazard from Landfill in Lower Austria

Roland Pomberger, who heads the Chair of Waste Processing Technology and Waste Management at the Montanuniversität Leoben, was brought in by Zöchling as an expert. According to the report, all investigation results from the official exploratory surveys are included. In addition, the testing laboratory of the Montanuniversität Leoben conducted its own chemical-analytical analyses of the available sample material.

Expert Report on Landfill Submitted to the State of Lower Austria

The conclusion is that there is no environmental threat. The official complaints about limit value exceedances according to the landfill ordinance are attributed to an increased plastic content in the deposited material in certain areas of the landfill. The expertise was submitted to the office of the Lower Austrian state government on time by the end of July and includes measures for further action.

The landfill was closed in December of the previous year following the intervention of the Department of Environmental and Plant Law of the state. Large-scale exploratory excavations were subsequently carried out and chemical analyses were conducted. According to the state, investigation results showed that inadequately treated material had been deposited. In March, the complete clearance of the landfill was finally announced.

(APA/Red)

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