Staßfurter Salzfee
The image shows the current "Salt-fairy" of Staßfurt, a representative of Staßfurt that is elected on a yearly basis by a comitee.
Permission to discharge for CIECH Soda 2022
The document is a press release by the State Administration Office of Saxony-Anhalt with the title "Discharge permit for CIECH Soda Deutschland GmbH & Co.
Socio-economic study: Significance of CIECH Soda for the region of Staßfurt
The document is a socio-economic study by the Plejades Group (www.pleja.de), a strategic consulting firm that claims to consist of "independent experts".
Old tipping lorry with text: Glück auf!
The foto shows an old tipping lorry that was used for underground mining. It is now used as a monument to remember visitors of the long tradition of Salt mining in Staßfurt.
"Day of regions" (Tag der Regionen) in Staßfurt 2022
This video was produced by the local news agency "BBG LIVE - Das Salzlandmagazin" and shows a march with folklore mining uniforms and a performance of the Steigerlied (traditional german miner's so
Report on the condition of running waters and lakes in Saxony-Anhalt 2009-2013
This report by the State Hydrological Service of Saxony-Anhalt shows that states agencies have known for years that CIECH Soda does not adquately treats its waste water.
Tree bark as a bioindicator of air pollution in the city of Staßfurt, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
The studys shows the severity of air pollution in Staßfurt
Staßfurt, Saxony-Anhalt Environmental health threats
Philipp Baum1. Long-term threats, legacy of mining
- Unstable old salt mines below Stassfurt that have to be monitored and water flows have to be management to prevent ground movement
- so far, more than 800 buildings, including an 500-year old church had to be demolished. Currently, ground movement is under control
- 27 waste heaps and contaminted sites within the city that contain many very hazadous chemical compunds. They were never properly cleaned up
2. Long-term threats, ongoing causes
- by-products of salt mining and refining are collected in large landfills that leak salt into sorrounding areas. There are no plans how these landfills can be remediated, they have to be mananged indenfinitely
- soil erosion of arable land around the city by high intensity farming of crops for livestock production and bioenergy
- toxic waste produced by waste incarceration plant is pumped into former salt mining caves where it solidifies and becomes impossible to recover
3. Short term threats
- explosion in bionenergy plant in 2020
- leakage of ammonia at public street in 2014
- pollution of river bode with ammonia and chloride by CHIECH Soda, massive fish kills every summer
- air pollution, cause unknown, probably mostly by metalworks industry
The enviromental NGO "BUND Sachsen-Anhalt" and the LAV (State Anglers Association) announce in a press release that they have filed a lawsuit against the permit of the State Administration Office o