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Mainz (dpa / lrs) - According to a report by the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) on the emergency discharge of fuel by aircraft, including over the Palatinate Forest, CDU top candidate Christian Baldauf has reiterated his demand for state-owned measuring points.
The CDU parliamentary group leader announced on Thursday that concrete, current data are required to assess the effects of fuel dumping on people and the environment.
"That is only possible with measurements, and this requires appropriate measuring points."
In a report in December 2020, the UBA wrote, among other things, that the risks for soil and groundwater are insignificant or negligible.
For air and water close to the ground, the possible risks cannot yet be conclusively assessed in all details with the current state of knowledge.
Baldauf emphasized that the state government has not yet created the infrastructure necessary for its own meaningful measurements.
“The mere upgrade of just two measuring devices has an alibi function and is nowhere near enough.
The state government is not doing justice to the understandable concerns and fears of the people. "
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The chairman of the SPD parliamentary group, Alexander Schweitzer, explained with a view to the UBA report whether and in what concentration and composition kerosene residues affect soil, water and people, could still not be conclusively answered.
"We finally need a comprehensive study of the effects of kerosene discharge, which must include concrete measurements of polluted areas."
The newspaper “Die Rheinpfalz” had previously reported on the UBA study.
In emergencies, aircraft release kerosene so that they can land with less weight.
“Fuel dumping” is an issue particularly in southern Rhineland-Palatinate.
In the state, there are relatively often such indulgences due to the proximity to Frankfurt Airport.
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Overview of fuel drains - Luftfahrt-Bundesamt
FAQ Kerosene drainage - Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of the Environment