Provider: - Institution: - Data provided by Europeana Collections- Extended description: <!--if !mso> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) }st2\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <!endif--><!--if gte mso 10> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} <!endif--> Ekološka katastrofa, ki se je zgodila pri izviru Krupe (občina Semič), predstavlja največje okoljsko onesnaženje s strupenimi PCB-ji. V bližini nekdanje tovarne kondenzatorjev Iskra Semič se je onesnažila reka Krupa, ki so jo hoteli uporabiti kot vir za regionalni vodovod. PCB-ji so prišli v reko preko odpadnih vod Semiške tovarne in odpadnih izdelkov. Proizvodnja PCB je trajala do leta 1983, ko so preusmerili proizvodnjo. Zadnje raziskave na tem področju so pokazale, da so PCB v posameznih izdelkih (jajcih, kravjem mleku, orehih,...) še vedno prisotni, kontaminacije zraka s PCB v Semiču ni več, Krupa pa ostaja najbolj onesnažena reka s PCB na svetu. Glede na to, da v našem prostoru ne uporabljamo več kloriranih herbicidov in pesticidov ter drugih izdelkov, ki vsebujejo PCB, ostaja po sanaciji v Semiču še stalna nevarnost onesnaževanja okolja s PCB s piralenskimi transformatorji in kondenzatorji. Prispevek v Tedniku je nastal po razkritju katastrofe; izjavi Tone Poljšak, namestnik predsednika republiškega komiteja za varstvo okolja in urejanje prometa in dr. Albin Pečaver, Zavod za sodno medicino in higieno. The ecological disaster which took place at the source of the Krupa River (municipality of Semič) is considered as one of the greatest environmental contaminations with toxic PCBs (Polychlorinated biphenyls). In the vicinity of the now former capacitors production plant of Iskra Semič, the River Krupa was heavily polluted, as discovered when wanting to use it as a source for regional water supply. PCBs entered the river through wastewater and waste products from the Semič factory Iskra. Production of PCBs lasted until 1983, when the Company changed the production. Recent research in this area has shown that PCBs are still present in specific products (eggs, cow's milk, nuts ...), but PCB contamination of the air is no longer a problem. As for the river - the Krupa remains the most polluted river of PCB toxins in the world. Given that in our area chlorinated herbicides and pesticides or any kind of other products containing PCB remains, are no longer in use, a continuing risk of environmental pollution by PCB remains a great danger as it is still present in not just a handful of the transformers and capacitors made by the Company. Presented video was made after revelations of the catastrophic environmental pollution. Tone Poljšak, Deputy Chairman of the Republican Committee for environmental protection and regulation of traffic and Dr. Albin Pečaver from the Institute of Forensic Medicine and Hygiene gave their statements regarding the issue.- Information:- Ecological catastrophe at the source of the Krupa River, which occurred due to the release of toxic chemicals, namely PCBs into the environment.- Original language summary: Ekološka katastrofa pri izviru reke Krupe se je zgodila zaradi izpusta strupenih kemikalij PCB-jev v okolje.- All metadata published by Europeana are available free of restriction under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. However, Europeana requests that you actively acknowledge and give attribution to all metadata sources including Europeana