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Article

1 Feb 2005

Author:
Mario Osava, Inter Press Service

Industry's Hidden Environmental Costs [Brazil]

Contaminated soil threatens the health of some two million people in Brazil, say authorities...Contaminated areas multiplied in Sao Paulo mostly due to gas stations, responsible for 69.7 percent of the total sites...Industry is the second leading source of contamination...An example of serious contamination and a successful resolution...was the case of [a battery recovery unit run by] Acumuladores Ajax...