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Word: hasselt (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Vebeka went out looking for new dumping grounds. "I had to do something," says Van den Bogert. "Several big transports were on their way: twelve tons from West Germany, 18 tons from Switzerland, 20 tons from Sweden." So he joined with another Belgian firm and made new arrangements. In Hasselt, for example, he left 50 tons of lethal chemicals in a shed just 100 yards from the Albert Canal, which supplies Antwerp with its drinking water...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: That Awful Smell | 10/30/1972 | See Source »

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