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the toxic truth in pulp bleaching produces organic chlorine compounds of varying sizes, Tocl compounds. The compounds most harmful to watercourses are toxic, small molecule chlorine compounds. because the harmful components of these compounds are difficult to isolate, an effort is made to reduce the entire AoX. ” 22 In the course of litigation in the UK personal injury claim in December 2008, Trafigura claimed that the TOCl and COD levels it gave to WAIBS were based on a telephone call with APS on 3 July. 23 How much waste was dumped and where? Many questions remain regarding the waste that was dumped in Abidjan in 2006. Most importantly, it is still not known exactly how much waste was dumped and where, as well as the exact composition. The generally cited figure for the amount of waste that was dumped in Abidjan is 528 cbm. This figure is based on Trafigura’s own estimates of how much waste was on board ship after leaving Amsterdam and at the time of dumping. 27 However, there are some discrepancies in the information from different sources regarding the amount of waste dumped at the various dumping points. There are a number of sources, including the official data of the Ivorian authorities and a number of international and foreign agencies which responded to the government’s appeal for assistance in dealing with the disaster. There are differences between the data, especially in comparison to the information coming from the first source: the drivers of the trucks themselves, who came forward with fresh testimony in 2010 after having lived in hiding for years. Discharge certificates issued by Compagnie Tommy suggest that there were at least 16 truckloads of waste. There appear to be discharge certificates missing, however, which would suggest that there were more truckloads than originally thought. 28 It appears from the truck drivers’ evidence that, in fact, 20 truckloads of waste were taken from the Probo Koala. 29 The detailed written statements of the nine truck drivers given to Trafigura and summarized by Greenpeace in the table below, indicate that more waste may have been dumped (between 555 and 572 cbm) than the figure which has been generally adopted (528 cbm). Although this is clearly not proof, as the drivers’ statements are estimations only, it is nonetheless a possibility that could be investigated and considered in more detail. If we compare the information from the drivers with the limited information that arose from the class action case between some 30,000 victims of the dumping and Trafigura in the UK, we can conclude that there are some similarities but also discrepancies concerning how many truck discharges took place at each location. Key points of similarity and difference: » The victims estimated that 16 truckloads were dumped (“each truck containing approximately 33 cbm per truck of slops with a broad similarity of content”) 52 , while the drivers’ statements make clear that in fact 20 truckloads took place (with trucks containing between 10 and 37 cbm). » The victims estimated that only one truck discharged in Vridi, while the drivers stated that seven drivers carrying varying quantities discharged in Vridi. According to these estimates, this amounts to a total of around 181,000-193,000L being dumped in Vridi. 211 ANNEX I
212 Amnesty internAtionAl And greenpeAce netherlAnds ANNEX I TAbLe LocATIons And quAnTITIes: Truck drIvers InformATIon In LITres driVer 1 ba (3) driVer 2 da (4) driVer 3 sd (2) driVer 4 Ch (3) driVer 5 Zs (1) driVer 6 sa (1) driVer 7 Ci (2) driVer 8 os (2) driVer 9 sd (2) » The victims estimated that five trucks discharged in Akouédo, while the drivers stated that seven drivers (with varying quantities) discharged there. According to the victims, around 154.8 tonnes were dumped in Akouédo (location 1.1 and 1.3 UNOSAT), 53 while the figure is a bit higher based on the drivers’ statements, namely 223-226 cbm (assuming a density of 0.75, 223-226 cbm would be 167.25-169.5 tonnes). » The victims estimated that four trucks discharged in Abobo, while according to the statements of the drivers summarized in the table below, only one dumping took place in Abobo, that all nine drivers also washed their trucks and dumped the washwater there. aKouédo djibi/route d’alepe Vridi Koumassi maCa 33,000 30 (1.3?) 33,000 31 (1.3?) 37,000 (1.3?) 38,000 34 (1.3?) 22,000-25,000 (1.1 or 1.3) 30,000 47 (1.1?) 30,000 48 (1.1?) 33,000 (5.1) 34,000-36,000 35 (4.1 or 4.2) total (20 truCK loads) 555–572m 3 223,000- 226,000 litres 67,000-69,000 litres » The amount of waste that was dumped in Djibi (location 4.1 and 5.2 from UNOSAT) as estimated by the victims (61.92 tonnes) was similar to the information from the drivers’ detailed written statements (67-69 tonnes). The impact of the waste on the environment Predicting or detecting any mid and long-term implications for the environment arising from the dumping would be a speculative exercise and a near impossibility against a background of poor waste management practice, a huge variety of dumping places, poor baseline data on environmental pollution and unresolved issues around the exact composition of the waste. 10,000-15,000 36 (9.1) 20,000-25,000 (9.1) 22,000 39 (9.1) 20,000 43 (9.1) 34,000 44 (9.2) 30,000 45 (9.1) 15,000-17,000 46 (9.1) 15,000 49 15,000 50 181,000-193,000 litres 30,000 Koweit 38 (10.1) 11,000 to a garage in Koumassi (10.1) 10,000 in tanks of a garage in Koumassi (10.1) 51,000 litres Content of washed compartments in the Banco Forest 32 Content of washed compartments 40
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