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This morning, the conclusion of the work on 'Characterization, diagnosis and analysis of the risks of soils, rafts, etc., has taken place in the auditorium of the Technical School of Telecommunications Engineering of the Polytechnic University of Cartagena (UPCT) and collections in the plot of El Hondón ', by the researcher responsible for the research group on management, exploitation and soil recovery of the Universidad Cartagena, Angel Faz.

The event was attended by the former mayor and mayor of the Government, Jose López (MC), the Councilor for Sustainable Development and Transparency, María José Soler (MC), and the general coordinator of Sustainable Development, Jesús Giménez.

Professors and researchers from the UPCT, as well as neighborhood representatives, have also attended.

This study, commissioned by the areas of Sustainable Development and Quality of Life, is the result of the specific agreement signed in 2016 between the City of Cartagena and UPCT proposed by the mayor, José López.

The characterization of the soil has been done through vertical troughs to reach more depth.

For the first time an analysis of soil characterization and health risks is available, which will make it possible to turn El Hondón into a large green area for the municipality, as José López has always maintained.

From this moment, the joint work of the areas of Sustainable Development and Quality of Life will be destined to continue advancing in the decontamination of the lands, which will suppose an expense inferior to the transfer of the residues and with a smaller risk, although obviously it will need of the involvement of all administrations.

The Councilor for Sustainable Development and Transparency, María José Soler, said that "the result of this work is not only due to the request for Sustainable Development and Quality of Life, but also, and above all, to the demand and pressure of the neighbors.We are convinced that this is the first day of the decontamination of El Hondón. "

For its part, the general coordinator of Sustainable Development, Jesus Giménez, said that "from today, we have a solid base to begin the decontamination of the lands of El Hondón, a demand that citizens have been demanding for 20 years."

"In order to contribute to the decontamination of soils, it was necessary to characterize and analyze risks, we will know what heavy metals are settled there, how much phosphogypsum it resists, and from that it will be possible to work in the treatment of the residues in situ and , on the other hand, it will be possible also to work in a future urban development, which will always have to be conditioned and subject to a decontamination project, because without this one can not act and it has always been a priority for the municipal government that urbanism is always subject to the recovery of these soils and the provision of a green area there, "explained Giménez.

"With this, we will work on solutions that are satisfactory for the neighbors and for the whole municipality," concluded the general coordinator of Sustainable Development.

The study

The conclusions have fixed the existing residues in the area, with the analysis of four large areas;

two pyrite and other phosphogypsum, and a risk analysis was developed.

Likewise, a preliminary project has been established on the design of the plot taking into account the recommendations of the research team.

As he explained, Angel Faz has proposed as an alternative "the confinement of pyrite, contaminated soils and a covered area in which phosphogypsum would be placed in accordance with what the Nuclear Safety Council, which is responsible for treating this type of waste ".

An on-site action will be carried out, whereby all waste would be concentrated in the northern part of the plot of El Hondón, so that it would be free of waste around 50% of the land. The project will be carried out in coordination with the General Direction of Environment of the Region and the General Council of Nuclear Safety, to specify what action can be taken, leaving encapsulated certain residues and others covered by green areas for the regeneration of those soils.

The encapsulation would involve them with a layer of impermeable material from both the soil and the atmosphere.

Subsequently, a cost plan should be developed to assess how much these jobs would amount to, much less than the option of moving the waste and with a lower risk.

Thank you neighbors

The president of the Association of Residents of the Station Sector, Fulgencio Sánchez, thanked the municipal government for the first time, from the City Council to offer a document to work on the decontamination of El Hondón, noting that neighbors have been suffering continuous delusions since 2001.

Source: MC