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Toxic Waste in Eastern Europe: Yesterday’s Byproduct, Today’s Nightmare

DEVELOPMENTS Aging chemical waste management facilities are found across Europe, relics of the Soviet era. Many have been decommissioned since the communist era, abandoned years ago with their toxins buried deep in the ground. Others, however, transitioned into the private sector during the 1990s, but are not operating under modern safety guidelines. In 2004, the EU ordered a study on toxic waste sites and found over two hundred were of concern, and many that were in operation were operating