Along an old stretch of motorway in Thuringia, nature is now on the rise again. Unfortunately, at one point even plants cannot hide the fact that used tires and other toxic substances may have been dumped here illegally for decades. But now, after almost 40 years, a soil investigation is to take place and then it is to be ensured that the illegally disposed tires and materials are disposed of properly.
Source: Ostthüringer Zeitung
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