Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Wed, 22 Jul 2026 07:36:42 +0200https://english.radio.cz/greenpeace-slams-spolana-scandalous-lack-information-8065077© 2026 Radio Prague International Germany sent its Environment Minister Juergen Trittin to the Czech Republic on Tuesday, to examine claims that toxic dioxins and mercury were leaking into the River Elbe from the flooded Spolana chemical plant. Mr Trittin joined his Czech counterpart Libor Ambrozek for a tour of Spolana, and afterwards the two men told reporters that mercury and dioxin levels in the flooded factory were no higher now than before the floods, suggesting that fears of an environmental catastrophe were unfounded. But environmental groups such as Greenpeace say the danger of contamination is still very real, and, like Mr Ambrozek, have criticised Spolana for failing to provide accurate and prompt information. Jan Haverkamp is from the Czech branch of Greenpeace. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/4f5197446b1f6808606b2a0aab5e5a67.png?timestamp=1583150525 https://english.radio.cz/greenpeace-slams-spolana-scandalous-lack-information-8065077 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9