The makers of polyvinylchloride, or PVC, in Slovakia have protested a new environmental law forbidding the production of the material by 2008; liquidation of PVC releases dioxin, and Slovakia already shows dioxin emission rates 80 to 300 times over the European Union limit.
Compiled by Tom Nicholson from press reports.
The Slovak Spectator cannot vouch for the accuracy of the information presented in its Flash News postings.
16. Nov 2001 at 9:29
