MOERDIJK – There will be a debate in parliament on the safety of Shell Moerdijk. The debate was requested by MP Stientje van Veldhoven D66. The reason for her is the recent news that Shell months undetected could leak out a carcinogenic gas.
Van Veldhoven says finding the situation at Shell ‘worrying’. “We already had the incident in November with the fire and flaring at Shell Moerdijk. Now we have over the news about the long-term gas leak,” she says. “This can not continue.”
Shell internal control not in order
The MP wants to know why renowned companies like Shell not to order the internal control have. According to Van Veldhoven let Shell information to the public also to be desired. She has since been questions put to the government.
In fact, the House this week would talk with State Secretary Dijksma environment on the safety of large chemical companies. But that discussion has been postponed until the autumn. Since D66 does not want to wait for
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Carcinogen
Shell announced Wednesday that there remain a valve was open on november 21 after repairs. This brought, according to recent calculations, daily 380 kilograms of toxic ethylene oxide into the ambient air. Shell knew here only last week of itself.
Ethylene oxide is carcinogenic by a certain degree. Shell says that there has never been a risk to public health, but the province that currently allows investigations. The company said Thursday Omroep Brabant previously been able to give this ‘high priority’
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Modified: Thursday, February 4, 2016 – 16:50
Author: Martin baker | Yoeri Nijs
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