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Case Description
Complaint
The complaint concerns exceedance of ambient standards for hydrogen sulphide (H2S), poisonous gas with odour of rotten eggs, near the CWMC Marišćina in Croatia.
EIB-CM Action
The EIB-CM analysed the relevant regulatory framework and available monitoring results and requested clarifications from the EIB Group operational services. The EIB-CM reviewed the received information in light of the relevant regulatory framework and prepared the reply to the complainant.
Conclusion and Recommendation
The EIB-CM concluded that the reviewed evidence shows that the ambient standards for H2S in the vicinity of the CWMC Marišćina had been breached in the past, but that this issue has since been resolved. In the past: (i) Viškovo-Marišćina monitoring station noted numerous breaches of the ambient standards for H2S; (ii) competent inspection noted higher levels of H2S at the CWMC landfill cell. The competent national environmental inspector set specific measures to remedy the problem. There have not been any recorded breaches of the set ambient standards (daily limit values) for H2S since the completion of the remediation measures in May 2019.
The EIB-CM concluded that the allegation is ungrounded with respect to the role of the EIB. Once informed of the problem, the EIB maintained regular contact with the competent authorities in Croatia and monitored implementation of the remediation measures and their impact on the ambient standards for H2S in the vicinity of the CWMC. Therefore, the EIB-CM did not make any specific recommendations in this respect.