Another health risk in Serbia: Water with high level of boron, sodium and iron

NEWS 17.11.202113:09 0 komentara
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The Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy of the Belgrade University analysis of water samples taken from two drill holes and two private wells showed those waters in western Serbia loaded with illegal concentrations, primarily boron, sodium and iron.

The drill holes are part of exploring lithium and pine deposits in the Kolubara Valley previously used by the Balkan Lithium company. It later left,  while the Euro Lithium company’s exploration was still ongoing.

They denied any pollution.

The report shows that the amounts of boron in all observed water samples are more significant than ten to 100 times. According to European Union standards, the limit values of this element in drinking water are 1,500 micrograms per litre, and in the water from Dragan Tadic’s well, a boron concentration is 7,322 micrograms / L.

In the sample taken from the pond next to one drill hole, the boron concentration is 107,900 micrograms / L, while at the other, it is 56,230 micrograms / L, which is several times higher than allowed.

Illegal amounts of sodium and iron were also found in the samples of those waters.

Dragana Djordjevic, a scientific advisor at the Institute, told N1 that irreparable damage to the environment had already been done during the researches. In contrast, we are told stories with stories about ecological and green mines.“

„I’m a chemist, so I can say what is in the tested water samples. I know from experience that wells are leaking in Jadar (Rio Tinto project for mining lithium in nearby Loznica area), in which there are larger amounts of pine, and there is a lot of sodium. Drill holes are around a fertile field, and about 20 meters away, nothing grows. In Jadar, the locals are constantly finding dead roe deer,“ Djordjevic said.

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She added that Jadar, where Rio Tinto plans to exploit lithium, has about 500 wells, and in the Kolubara Valley, there are about 35 for now.

„They allowed those toxic waters, those mine waters that are around the ore rock, to leak. So, the wells are unsecured, and when they leave, those waters will continue to come out. They did irreparable damage in the research phase,“ Djordjevic said.

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