Published on June 22, 2020.
Currently, our country has 740 mining tailings deposits located throughout throughout the territory, which annually generate tons of toxic waste with arsenic, lead, chemicals, cyanide salts, mercury, among others.
With regard to mercury, Chile contracted a great problem with the signing of the Agreement of Minamata (international treaty whose objective is to protect the health human and environment adverse effects of mercury), since, according to statutes, mercury It can only be exported to be treated in other countries in the event that Chile does not have the technical capacity or adequate disposal sites, and is here where Hidronor set itself the objective of delivering a tangible solution to this challenge.
“(…) Frente a este panorama desarrollamos una solución para tratar, estabilizar y confinar el mercurio soluble y metálico de los residuos, cumpliendo con la normativa exigida en el DS 148 (…) Actualmente realizamos este tratamiento que cuenta con los permisos y la capacidad técnica para el transporte, almacenamiento y disposición de mercurio”, destaca Denisse Triviños, subgerente de ventas de Hidronor, quien agrega que en la compañía “tratamos el mercurio, confirmamos su estabilización, y finalmente disponemos el material en las celdas de seguridad con las que contamos en Hidronor. De esta forma aseguramos que el metal no siga esparciendo toxicidad en el ambiente”.
East process is possible thanks to the company's experience, performance and dedication to offering the industry environmental solutions in waste.
