A Sicilian refinery company belonging
to fuels giant ENI and dealing in purification was seized
Tuesday in a probe into water pollution at Gela in Sicily, local
sources said.
Eni Rewinds s.p.a, formerly known as Società Syndial Sicilia,
is a branch of the Gela oil refinery that deals with purifying
by-products.
According to a probe, it did not meet an environment ministry
plan on purifying the local water table.
High concentrations of manganese, hydrocarbons and mercury were
found in offrun waters that end up in the sea or in the local
fields, judicial sources said.
ENI said it had always met legal standards in the area.
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