PAKS / LINZ – This investigation looked at the impacts of specific large industrial facilities along the Danube in Hungary, Austria and Germany, as well as legal regulation.
Power plants, factories and other large facilities have a significant impact on the Danube, by releasing hot water and wastewater from industrial processes into the river. On one hand, this causes chemical and biological pollution, on the other hand warms up the river (in addition to the warming and drought caused by climate change). All this affects the ecosystem and water quality of the Danube. The team worked on a multimedia visualisation of the Danube that shows the different industries, the pollution levels and the warming of the river, including graphics and videos.
Photo: Oana Rotariu/Der Standard.
ONLINE
- Paks NPP is operating at reduced capacity but still cannot keep the 30°C Danube temperature limit to protect wildlife, Atlatszo, 21/07/2023
- Félgőzzel megy az atomerőmű, de így sem tudja tartani a 30 fokos Duna-hőkorlátot, Atlatszo, 21/07/2023
- Extra dízelszivattyúkkal készül az alacsony Duna-vízállásokra a Paksi Atomerőmű, Atlatszo, 29/09/2023
- Ungarn hält an Plänen für neues Atomkraftwerk fest – trotz Startschwierigkeiten, Der Standard, 27/12/2023
- Felmelegedő Duna, Atlo.team, 22/03/2024
- Felmelegedő Duna – klímaváltozás, kagylópusztulás és lecsavart erőművek, Atlatszo, 22/03/2024
- Már a Dunában is kimutathatóak a káros és nagyon sokára lebomló PFA-vegyületek, Atlatszo, 22/03/2024
- Von der Donau bis in die Arktis: Europa ringt um einen Stopp der "Ewigkeitschemikalien", Der Standard, 22/03/2024
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Wie die Donau und ihre Industrien mit zu heißem Wasser kämpfen, Der Standard, 22/03/2024
COUNTRIES
- Austria
- Hungary
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