UPL asked why 'Agent Orange' war poison chemical found in Durban river
The banned pesticide 2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid has been found in samples collected by consultants investigating the UPL chemical fire.
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The banned pesticide 2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid has been found in samples collected by consultants investigating the UPL chemical fire.
Anyone reading the latest corporate news bulletin from the UPL agrochemicals group is very likely to gain the impression that the ecology is looking peachy.
In a ruling late on 2 November, Acting Judge Ian Dutton ordered the Mumbai-based UPL agrochemicals giant to stop discharging water from its new chemical treatment plant into the Ohlanga River with immediate effect, and to rather hire wastewater tankers to cart polluted water to a reputable haza...
In the directive, titled “Failure to take reasonable measures to contain or prevent a situation which causes pollution of the water resource”, senior water regulation official Colin Zwane said he had reasonable grounds for believing that UPL had contravened the provisions of the National Water...
UPL Ltd. (www.UPL-Ltd.com) (NSE: UPL & BSE: 512070 LSE: UPLL) (‘UPL’) a global provider of sustainable agricultural solutions,...