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In September 2013, workers carrying out work in the Soulat railway\ntunnel noticed the presence of coloured water infiltration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The local sanitation service revealed the presence of chromium VI in the\ngroundwater of the Saint-Louis district in the 15th arrondissement of\nMarseille.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This type of chromium is known for its carcinogenic and mutagenic\nproperties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Following the investigation carried out by the DREAL (Regional\nDirectorate for the Environment, Development and Housing), the source of the\npollution was identified. It was the leak from a tank in an aeronautics plant:\nProtec M\u00e9taux d’Arenc, which was condemned in 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
127mg\/L of chromium had been quantified in the groundwater located 400\nmetres from the plant, the maximum authorised limit in waste water at the\noutlet of ICPE being set at 0.1mg\/L.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite the alert issued by the prefect to the town hall for a\nrestriction on the use of well water, a municipal by-law was not published\nuntil March 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Groundwater is not consumed but can be used to fill swimming pools or\nfor watering plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 9,000 inhabitants concerned by this pollution were only informed in\nNovember 2019, 6 years after its discovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite the corrective measures implemented in 2014 by the plant to\ncontain the pollution, the chromium content in 2017 remained 500 times higher\nthan the authorized level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A written request was sent to the Minister of Health to order an\nepidemiological and toxicological investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It should be noted that Phytocontrol has national approval from the\nMinistry of Health to carry out sampling and analysis for water health control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You will find the details of our accreditations on our technical annex\nCOFRAC N\u00b01-6066.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For any information, do not hesitate to contact us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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