07.07.2011                      05.Tammus, 5771

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NIS 220m. cleanup plan proposed for Kishon River

Environmental Protection Ministry announces significant improvement in water quality due to cease in wastewater flow from Haifa Chemicals.

The Kishon River Authority announced a significant improvement in water quality due to a cease in the wastewater flow from the nearby Haifa Chemicals plant at the beginning of May, a statement form the organization said on Tuesday afternoon.
After conducting tests recently in the river, officials found that concentrations of both nitrogen and ammonia – food sources for microalgae – were down considerably, and the water quality has nearly reached an environmentally acceptable level, the statement said….