Badalona asks the Ministry to remove the fiber cement found on the Cristall beach

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  • The City Council has cordoned off the area and does not rule out dealing with the withdrawal if the Ministry is delayed

The alarms went off when a neighbor recorded a video showing remains of uralite on the Cristall beach and sent it to public television in the city, Badalona Communication. The Councilor for the Environment, Trained Pinkhas warned this newspaper that last Sunday the Ministry of Ecological Transition to take care of the removal of the material. is the General Directorate for Sustainability of the Coast and the Sea responsible for the management and treatment of this type of material.

The remains found, and that are in sight, are not too large. It is about several pieces of about 20 centimeterswhich emerged from the sand as a result of the last rising storm, which caused some damage on the Badalonian coast. However, it is not possible to know for sure if there is more fiber cement under the sand.

During the morning of this Tuesday, municipal workers have cordoned off the area, to prevent the passage of curious people. Councilor Trenado herself has insisted that the Ministry is already notified of the exact location of the material found and that if it is delayed in the removal of the uraliteit will be the consistory itself that will be in charge of cleaning the beach of these materials: “I ask the citizens to do not handle the remainssince that is the only way they can result dangerous to health“added Trenado.

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He asbestos cementpopularly known in the country as uralita due to the old factory of Cerdanyola del Valles, is a construction material composed of cement and asbestos fibers. Inhalation of asbestos fibers can cause serious health problems, such as pulmonary fibrosis or different types of cancer.

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