8 result(s) for arsenic
Drinking Water Ban Issued in Hungary: Arsenic Above Acceptable Level in Rackeve
- 28 Mar 2025 9:23 AM
- food & drink
The Budapest Metropolitan Government Office has told residents of Rackeve, in Pest County, not to drink local water as arsenic levels are above the acceptable threshold.
Contaminated Water Claims Baseless
- 11 Aug 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
Several media outlets have reported that the American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have issued a warning to American tourists about the consumption of tap water in Hungary. However, the director of Alföldvíz Attila Rung claims there is nothing wrong with the water in Hungary, its quality is checked constantly in accredited laboratories and it is perfectly safe.
Water A National Security Issue, Says Hungary’s President
- 9 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Water today is not only an economic, social, health and environmental issue, but a national security issue as well, the president said at a ceremony in eastern Hungary, inaugurating a 200 million forint (EUR 650,000) production, research and development hall of the Hungarian-owned S-Metalltech 98 Ltd.
Access To Healthy Drinking Water Is Important In Hungary
- 18 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Water gives life, and we give water. To make healthy drinking water available for every citizen of Hungary! The government has assigned us this task, and the Hungarian Defence Forces are ready to carry it out – Defence Minister Csaba Hende said in Kiskőrös on April 16.
Major Chapter Of Hungary’s Role In Afghanistan To Be Closed In 2013
- 4 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Minister of Defence Csaba Hende said Hungary's military had been able to "maintain its capabilities" in 2012 amid limited financial possibilities.
New Water Purification Kit Developed By The Hungarian Defence Forces
- 22 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The companies of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) have developed water purification and arsenic removal devices based on a new patent. The recent innovations include a bus that may be deployed in extreme circumstances too, Zoltán Borbíró, the Deputy State Secretary of the Ministry of Defence told the Hungarian News Agency MTI in an interview.
WWF: Loopholes In EU Legislation Permitted Inadequate Storage At Hungarian Site
- 12 Oct 2010 3:00 AM
- current affairs
"Standards for Hungarian tailing dam number 10 at the Ajka Alumina plant in western Hungary were entirely inadequate, underlining loopholes in EU legislation and national enforcement, WWF said today as new information became available regarding heavy metals contained in the spill.
WWF Fears Environmental Impact Of Red Mud Disaster In Hungary
- 7 Oct 2010 9:40 AM
- current affairs
"WWF is fearful of the long term environmental impacts following the breach of the residue reservoir of the Ajkai Aluminia Refinery about 160 kilometres south west of Budapest. Four died, six are still missing and 113 were injured as about one million cubic metres of red mud erupted over six villages at 12:25 Monday after the dam broke. The possibly slightly radioactive and highly corrosive ...
Drinking Water Ban Issued in Hungary: Arsenic Above Acceptable Level in Rackeve
- 28 Mar 2025 9:23 AM
- food & drink
The Budapest Metropolitan Government Office has told residents of Rackeve, in Pest County, not to drink local water as arsenic levels are above the acceptable threshold.
Contaminated Water Claims Baseless
- 11 Aug 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
Several media outlets have reported that the American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have issued a warning to American tourists about the consumption of tap water in Hungary. However, the director of Alföldvíz Attila Rung claims there is nothing wrong with the water in Hungary, its quality is checked constantly in accredited laboratories and it is perfectly safe.
Water A National Security Issue, Says Hungary’s President
- 9 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Water today is not only an economic, social, health and environmental issue, but a national security issue as well, the president said at a ceremony in eastern Hungary, inaugurating a 200 million forint (EUR 650,000) production, research and development hall of the Hungarian-owned S-Metalltech 98 Ltd.
Access To Healthy Drinking Water Is Important In Hungary
- 18 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Water gives life, and we give water. To make healthy drinking water available for every citizen of Hungary! The government has assigned us this task, and the Hungarian Defence Forces are ready to carry it out – Defence Minister Csaba Hende said in Kiskőrös on April 16.
Major Chapter Of Hungary’s Role In Afghanistan To Be Closed In 2013
- 4 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Minister of Defence Csaba Hende said Hungary's military had been able to "maintain its capabilities" in 2012 amid limited financial possibilities.
New Water Purification Kit Developed By The Hungarian Defence Forces
- 22 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The companies of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) have developed water purification and arsenic removal devices based on a new patent. The recent innovations include a bus that may be deployed in extreme circumstances too, Zoltán Borbíró, the Deputy State Secretary of the Ministry of Defence told the Hungarian News Agency MTI in an interview.
WWF: Loopholes In EU Legislation Permitted Inadequate Storage At Hungarian Site
- 12 Oct 2010 3:00 AM
- current affairs
"Standards for Hungarian tailing dam number 10 at the Ajka Alumina plant in western Hungary were entirely inadequate, underlining loopholes in EU legislation and national enforcement, WWF said today as new information became available regarding heavy metals contained in the spill.
WWF Fears Environmental Impact Of Red Mud Disaster In Hungary
- 7 Oct 2010 9:40 AM
- current affairs
"WWF is fearful of the long term environmental impacts following the breach of the residue reservoir of the Ajkai Aluminia Refinery about 160 kilometres south west of Budapest. Four died, six are still missing and 113 were injured as about one million cubic metres of red mud erupted over six villages at 12:25 Monday after the dam broke. The possibly slightly radioactive and highly corrosive ...