Turkey: In Istanbul, Environmental Trouble on the Edge of Town
November 15, 2011 - 11:55am, by Yigal Schleifer
The town of Dilovasi, located some 30 kilometers from the eastern boundary of Istanbul, is a major industrial hub, home to some 150 firms, many of them heavy polluters, such as paint petrochemical factories. Recently, local residents woke up to find that a hard-to-remove sticky white substance had fallen on their town. From Bianet:
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