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Brofiscin Quarry, Groes Faen : ウィキペディア英語版 | Brofiscin Quarry, Groes Faen Brofiscin Quarry, Groes Faen is a disused limestone quarry in Groes-faen, near Llantrisant in South Wales. It has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest due to the exposed Early Carboniferous geological formations on the site. It was used for about seven years for dumping of toxic waste including PCBs and was capped in 2011. ==Pollution== Brofiscin Quarry is privately owned, and was leased to waste contractors for use as a landfill, as is common with spent quarries. It was used as a waste site from about 1965 to 1972 and accepted waste from BP, Veolia, and Monsanto.〔Staff, Wales Online. 17 Oct, 2011 (Remedial work to start on quarry )〕〔Burges Salmon LLP. 12 April 2012 (Changes to the contaminated land regime )〕 A 2005 report by Environmental Agency Wales found that the quarry contained up to 75 toxic substances, including heavy metals, Agent Orange, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).〔〔BBC 15 June 2011 (Brofiscin Quarry pollution at Groesfaen to be cleaned )〕 Prior to its remediation, ''The Guardian'' described the site as "one of the most contaminated places in Britain."
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