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Aughinish Alumina’s Hidden Groundwater Crisis | Dublin News
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Groundwater beneath Ireland’s Aughinish Alumina refinery is dangerously polluted—up to 4,700 times legal limits—with toxic levels of aluminum, arsenic, and caustic chemicals that could cause severe burns. A decades-old plume spreads through porous limestone, worsening in some areas despite slight improvements this year. Farmers link the contamination to cattle deaths, while regulators say pollution stays on-site and poses no proven harm. Owned by a Russian firm, the plant insists its EPA-backed cleanup plan is working—and that no action is needed.
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