Krasnyi Bor dump site
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| 2018 | Alexander Beglov, Russia's presidential envoy in the Northwestern Federal District, characterized the Krasnyi Bor dump site as a 'dangerous environmental bomb'. |
| 2016 | The Russian State Prosecutor's office investigated the functioning of the Krasnyi Bor dumping site, with the previous director suspected of exceeding his authority. |
| March 2016 | Helsingin Sanomat conducted water samples near the dumping ground, revealing contamination including PCB compounds, cadmium, heavy metals, cyanide, arsenic, pesticides, and solvents. |
| March 2016 | Helsingin Sanomat reported the Krasnyi Bor dumping site was in a critical state, with industrial waste pools almost full, posing significant environmental threats. |
| March 2016 | A dyke at the Krasnyi Bor dump site broke, but the leak was quickly detected and blocked, highlighting the site's ongoing environmental risks. |
| 2015 | St. Petersburg proposed building an incinerator designed by a Russian subsidiary of Finnish company Pöyry, but the plan was rejected by residents and politicians of the Leningrad Oblast. |
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