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Article

25 Aug 2007

Author:
Erin Brockovich

Pollution Flows in Asopos [Greece]

...[D]eath flows in the Asopos River, straight to the town of Oinofyta... The river runs red...from the heavy hexavalent chromium content. The 30,000 residents of the town of Oinofyta...depend on the river for drinking water and everything else... [C]ancer rates in Oinofyta have risen from 6% in 1989 to 32% (most current available)... A number of heavy industry, paint manufacturers and food manufacturers- at least 85 separate industries -use the river to dispose of waste.