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Contamination of soil by PCBs in vicinity of some E.T.S. situated in karstic area of Croatia as consequence of an oil spill caused by a rocket attack during the recent war

The karstic area of Croatia warrants particular attention because of its exceptional ecological sensitivity to technology and hazardous wastes. The territory that was encompassed by warfare is in even greater jeopardy due to the unscrupulous destruction of natural resources, infrastructures, homes, enterprises etc. during the recent war in Croatia. Based on testing for polychlorinated biphenyl's of soil and oil extracts obtained from the vicinity of the Delnice Electrical Transformer Station, it can be affirmed with a high degree of certainty that this area was not seriously contaminated by these pollutants in consequence of an oil spill from the transformer caused by a rocket attack during the recent war. The polychlorinated biphenyl levels in the soil and oil extracts obtained from the vicinity of the electrical transformer station for the "Split" steelworks, Kaštel Šućurac show that there is no actual hazard to the nearby soil and aquatic ecosystem The polychlorinated biphenyl levels in the soil obtained from the vicinity of the Komolac Electrical Transformer Station in the Rijeka Dubrovačka area exhibited biphenyl levels of about 1 PPM. Due to its relative proximity to the Rijeka Dubrovačka Aquatorium, there is some risk that these pollutants could enter the ecosystem. The highest PCB levels have been found in soil samples from the immediate vicinity of a condenser that was destroyed in the Bilice Electrical Transformer Station near Šibenik. At the 110/35 kV Zadar Electrical Transformer Station, several soil samples exhibit also significant PCB contamination. Comparing the PCB levels of the soil samples from the electrical transformer stations in Bilice and Komolac, according to Dutch and Canadian laws, these levels in the ground are significantly higher than acceptable without clean up.

War in Croatia; war wastes; karst; water pollution; polychlorinated biphenyls

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