Remediation of illegal waste dumps and raising awareness of its harm

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A major specific objective of the project is to remediate illegal landfills and to contribute to the improvement of the quality of the environment on both sides of the border. The project will mainly contribute to the improvement of the quality of soil, groundwater and landscape. In the illegal landfills often toxic wastes are found from which toxins are released into the soil and groundwater and poison them. The problem is particularly pronounced in karst soils that are typical for Istria. With the remediation of illegal landfills and preventing of their formation a very important objective of reducing the risks to human health will be achieved. Inadequate waste disposal in areas of water resources may lead to contamination of drinking water and human health risk. It is expected that the remediation of illegal landfills and the prevention of their formation will also increase the level of biodiversity.

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