The Abu Kammash petrochemical plant used to make PVC and other products derived from oil. During its first 15 years of operation, it was managed by Salzgeber, a German company that withdrew from the plant in 1996. After that, safety standards at the plant deteriorated, as mercury and mercury compounds are extremely toxic. The plant continued to operate until 2010. Today it remains shut, but the deterioration caused by the lack of maintenance means that ethylene, hydrochloric acid and other highly toxic substances are continuing to leak into the soil through cracks in the piping and storage tanks. According to a report in the newspaper Ara

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1.Is the Commission aware of the state of the Abu Kammash petrochemical plant?

2.Does the Commission take the view that, within the scope of its powers, there is a need for action to be taken to remedy the serious public health situation affecting the surrounding area, which might result in pollution reaching the Mediterranean?

3.If so, what steps is the Commission intending to take?