"Turkish government takes legal action against dumping of toxic waste
Legal action by the Turkish government has been launched against a pharmaceutical company for dumping toxic waste near Istanbul, Environment Minister Osman Pepe said last Thursday. 'Yesterday evening, we lodged a legal complaint against the firm Unifar' in Gebze, a town 60 kilometers (37 miles) east of Istanbul, where the company is based, Pepe told reporters. The authorities have been seeking the culprit since April 7 when barrels containing phenol, a toxic susbtance used in the making of medicinal products, were unearthed outside the Istanbul suburb of Tuzla, near Gebze."
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