Tuesday, August 30, 2016

dioxin testing in Israel not 2016

Here is an executive summary of the situation of dioxin testing in Haifa Bay Area


Request to prevent the expansion of the industrial area of Haifa bay and to increase monitoring of pollutants.



Nature of the problem:  With the release of the National Cancer Registry (after many years of litigation), it became apparent that the Haifa bay area population had a 15% higher rate than other cities in Israel.  Although 15% in a single year is not a clear indication of exposure to carcinogenic substances, this 15% increase was observed consistently over a 30-year period, which is a clear indication of exposure to carcinogenic compounds.  In addition, there have been reports of small for size infants over the last decades as well as a high level of respiratory disease and cryptorchism.

In response to the report, the Government increased compliance and is reported to have reduced pollution in the Haifa Bay area by 60%, although non-Governmental testing has disputed this.  In addition, long term plans have been initiated to reduce pollution.  In the year 2017, the Government increased the number of compounds to be measured (1,3, butadiene, formaldehyde, trichloroethylene, mercury) and reduced the permissible levels for benzene and cadmium.  It will not be known for some time if these measures will affect the cancer registry, respiratory disease or congenital malformations (These data are currently being collected by the Epidemiological Monitoring of the Haifa Bay Area which will be completed in 2020). 

Epidemiological Monitoring of the Haifa Bay Area –


Cryptorchism -

Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis of Congenital Malformations (CM) in Israel, 2000–2006

ISPRS Int. J. Geo-Inf. 2013, 2, 237-255; doi:10.3390/ijgi2010237

Keren Agay-Shay , Yona Amitai, Chava Peretz, Shai Linn, Michael Friger, Ammatzia Peled

New standards for 2017 –




Plaintiff’s  objections:  1. The Government has approved a plan to increase the industrial activity in the Haifa Bay area.  Since the area is already severely affected by the pollution, adding addition pollutants to the area would seem absurd. No additional permits should be given until the Epidemiological Monitoring is completed in 2020. 2. It is not known what are the carcinogenic compounds which are causing the effects.  The compounds selected by the Government are known carcinogens.  However, the list does not include dioxin which is classified as a carcinogen by the IARC. However, dioxin’s main effect at environmental concentrations is causing birth defects and a variety of respiratory and hormone diseases. 




Some facilities required more monitoring than others. These are called specified facilities.
From the Japanese law for controlling of dioxin pollution
Law Concerning Special Measures against Dioxins (Law No. 105 of 1999.  Promulgated on July 16, 1999)
Chapter 1  General Provisions 
(Purpose) Article 1  In consideration of serious effects on human life and health which may be caused by dioxins, the purpose of this Law is to protect the health of citizens, by establishing standards necessary to form the basis of policies on dioxins, to establish the necessary regulations, and to establish measures, etc., relating to soil contamination, in order to carry out the prevention and removal, etc., of environmental pollution caused by dioxins. 
(Definitions) Article 2  For the purpose of this Law, "dioxins" shall mean chemical substances enumerated below: (1) polychlorinated dibenzofurans; (2) polychlorodibenzo-para-dioxins; and (3) co-planar polychlorinated biphenyls. 2. For the purpose of this Law, as designated by Cabinet Order, "specified facility" shall mean an electric furnace used for steelmaking, a waste incinerator, or other facility, installed in a factory or a business establishment, which generates and emits dioxins into the air or releases waste water or fluid discharge containing dioxins. 3. For the purpose of this Law, "emission gas" shall mean exhaust released into the air by a specified facility. 4. For the purpose of this Law, "effluent" shall mean water discharged into public water areas (meaning public water areas provided for in Paragraph 1 of Article 2 of the Water Pollution Control Law (Law No. 138 of 1970). The same shall apply hereinafter.) by a factory or a business establishment where a specified facility is installed (hereinafter referred to as "specified business establishment").





Oil Refineries Ltd. (ORL or BAZAN(


1.
Dor Chemicals
producing and marketing of intermediate products in the chemical, gasoline, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, plastics and wood industries; solvents recycling mainly in the pharmaceutical industry. http://www.bloomberg.com/Research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapid=6058909
2.
Paz Lubricants and Chemicals
produces, imports, and markets automotive lubricants
http://www.sviva.gov.il/English/env_topics/IndustryAndBusinessLicensing/Industry-in-the-Environment-Competition/2015-competition/Pages/Paz-Lubricants-and-Chemicals.aspx
3.
Elcon

Eco
treats aqueous industrial wastes
thermal oxidation technology http://elconrecycling.com/home-page/
http://eco-oil.co.il/english
4.
Oil refineries
Petrochemicals


5.
Gadiv Petrochemical Industries
Petrochemicals
http://www.gadiv.com/HTMLs/Home.aspx
6.
Carmel Olefins Ltd.
Petrochemicals manufactures standard and special grades of Polypropylene (PP) as well as a broad range of Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) grades.
26.10.16  closed by Haifa city for repeated violations
7.
Haifa Basic Oils Ltd.
base oils, paraffin waxes, and specialty lubes for the automotive and industrial machinery, tires, rubber, candle, and other industries
http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapid=2862954
8.
Haifa Group
Fertilizers supplier of potassium nitrate for agriculture and industry, specialty plant nutrients and food phosphates


9.
Industrial oils
Food


10.
Taro Phamaceutical Industries
Pharmaceuticals http://www.taro.com/


11.
Power station Haifa
Electricity production


12.
Storage and distribution of chemicals (Delkim)



13.
Gadot north – storage and production of chemicals
Gadot Biochemical Industries Ltd. Delek


14.
Gadot south – storage and production of chemicals
http://www.delek-group.com/holdings/otherinvestments/gadotbiochemical.aspx

15.
Gadot chroshet east - storage and production of chemicals



16.
Tashan – storage and distribution of tankers for roads and boats
Petroleum & Energy Infrastructures (Tashan)



17.
Tashan Elroi storage and distribution of fuels
imports, stores and conveys crude oil and refined oil



18.
Tashan – port. Storage of distribution of fuels (20 acres)



19.
Delek storage and distribution of fuels



20
Pas petrochemicals storage and distribution of fuels



21
Sonol storage and distribution of fuels




Additional sources



22.
Matash Haifa sewage treatment plant



23.
Frutarom food and chemicals
http://www.frutarom.com/FrutaromNew/Templates/showpage.asp?DBID=1&LNGID=1&TMID=84&FID=523



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