Cases / Waste management · China · date not stated
Firms paid 569 million yuan over waste water evaporated in Tengger Desert ponds
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Waste water was evaporated in ponds in China's Tengger Desert and the residue buried in the sand, Beijing News reported in a ten-year follow-up. Companies paid 569 million yuan and 824 million yuan was spent on repairs; the sources reviewed give no current measurement of the site.
What?
Waste water was evaporated in ponds in the Tengger Desert, and the residue was buried in the sand. 新京报 (Beijing News)
Where?
Tengger Desert, China. 新京报 (Beijing News)
When?
Ten-year follow-up published in 2023; the year of the original discharge is not stated in the sources reviewed. 新京报 (Beijing News)
Who?
Gained
None on recordLost
- Companies responsible — paid 569 million yuan 新京报 (Beijing News)
Harmed
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Not stated in the sources reviewed.
How?
Waste water was evaporated in ponds, and the sediment was buried in the desert. 新京报 (Beijing News)
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What happened
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Beijing News reported in a ten-year follow-up that waste water had been evaporated in ponds in the Tengger Desert and the sediment buried in the sand.
Beijing News reported that companies paid 569 million yuan and that 824 million yuan was spent on repairs.
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Record
- None on record The sources reviewed do not name the companies that paid.
- None on record The sources reviewed do not describe the current condition of the site or of groundwater.
Did the harm stop?
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Who paid?
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