Battery plant near Brest should open in September

The project is included in the state program of innovative development of the country.

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Design capacity — about 2 million conventional batteries per year. The emergence of the enterprise, where the lead and heavy metals, disturbs local residents. People even gathered about 40 thousand signatures against the construction of the plant. Environmentalists, health service and state construction I believe the project is safe. He passed all authorizing the examination. Today a briefing was held where competent professionals explained, as will be the environmental control over the activities of the enterprise. Also came to the meeting, the initiative group of residents of the city.

Iya Malkina, first Deputy natural resources and environmental protection of Belarus: "the proper operation of the plant environmental damage it cause will not. It is not provided, foundry, as many people say. Consequently, there will be melting process which are associated with really dangerous production. In accordance with environmental legislation the object assigned to the fifth category of danger, in terms of air emissions. It is the least dangerous class production."

Experts claim that the result of the operation of the plant lead emissions shall not exceed 3.5 kg per year. Also ecologists will conduct constant monitoring of background heavy metal content in soil, plants and air. This list not only lead, zinc, copper and cadmium.

Information on the results of the research will be made available so that residents were aware of the environmental situation at the plant. Also in the near future it is planned to organize a meeting of the authorities, lead battery factory with the residents of Brest.