Expert says lab results from PNG Ramu nickel spill 'alarming': report
Summary
Date Reported: 16 Jun 2020
Location: Papua New Guinea
Companies
Ramu Nickel Cobalt Project (joint venture between MCC, Mineral Resources Development Company and Nickel 28 Capital) - Parent CompanyProjects
Ramu Nickel-Cobalt - UnknownAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Community: ( Number unknown - Location unknown - Sector unknown , Gender not reported )Issues
Impact Assessment , Water pollution , Violation of environmental safety standards , Clean, Healthy & Sustainable EnvironmentResponse
Response sought: No
Source type: News outlet
11 October 2019
An expert in chemical contamination has called test results from the Ramu nickel spill into Papua New Guinea's Basamuk Bay in August "alarming," according to a local media report [...].
A spill at Metallurgical Corp of China (MCC)'s nickel processing plant located in Madang, on the country's northeastern coast, caused the surrounding ocean to turn red and left a muddy residue on the rocky shoreline, according to locals and photographs of the incident at the time.
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Environmental remediation expert Alex Mojon took samples from the bay [...].
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"I have to tell you that it's alarming ... there is evidence that Ramu Nico is not managing their waste and that is a fact. I have obtained the results from the laboratory from Germany ... I am shocked," Mojon told local media, according to EMTV Online.
All of the 28 samples tested were found to have toxic levels of heavy metals contamination [...].
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