Site remediation at the expense of workers' health
2017
16
40-43
waste site cleanup ; petroleum refinery ; outsourcing ; toxic substances ; exposure ; health impact assessment ; trade union document
Environment
English
"After 50 years, the Lacq gas field in South-West France has run dry. Before quitting the industrial basin, its operator, Total, is legally obliged to remediate the soil there. Each time a plot of land is sold, subcontracting companies excavate tonnes of polluted soil steeped with toxic substances. Working under pressure, a number of these companies are neglecting to protect their workers, without Total seeming to care. One of these workers has been fighting for five years to have his exposure recognized. This is the story of this whistleblower."
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