The mayor of Elektrėnai, Gediminas Ratkevičius, stated that hydrogen sulfide concentration norms were exceeded 10 times at the Kazokiškės landfill in the Elektrėnai municipality during July alone.
Elevated concentrations of hydrogen sulfide have been measured in the sewage system near a plant in Rijeka, Croatia. The discovery raises concerns about environmental and health impacts in the area.
A soil profile excavated in Bálványosfürdő, Transylvania, reveals carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide upwellings. This site on Büdös-hegy (Stinky Mountain) has been recognized as the 'Soil of the Year'.
The Environmental Protection Department has issued a mandatory order to the Vilnius County Waste Management Center to cease excessive hydrogen sulfide pollution at the Kazokiškės landfill, with administrative responsibility to be assigned to the responsible company official.
Residents near Rijeka, Croatia, continue to experience an unpleasant smell despite falling hydrogen sulfide concentrations in Kukuljanovo, attributed to the poorly maintained wastewater treatment plant of the Orada Adriatic factory.
The Environmental Protection Department in Lithuania has confirmed that the Vilnius County Waste Management Center has failed to stop above-normal hydrogen sulfide pollution at the Kazokiškės landfill and plans to involve a bailiff.
A strong "rotten egg" smell, suspected to be gas, has been reported across the Attica region, raising concerns about a potential technological accident. Experts are investigating the odor, which is characterized by hydrogen sulfide and ammonia.
A pipeline supplying feed to pigs in Kruszki near Piła, Poland, ruptured, causing feed to fall into a septic tank and release toxic gases, including hydrogen sulfide, which resulted in the death of over 200 pigs.
Dangerous hydrogen sulfide gas was detected in the sewage system near Rijeka, Croatia, prompting an inspection. Authorities confirmed that the threat to people has been eliminated after flushing the sewage lines, though police investigations are ongoing.
The Vilnius County Waste Management Center (VAATC) states it has met deadlines to control hydrogen sulfide pollution at the Kazokiškės landfill, but the Elektrėnai municipality disputes this claim, asserting violations persist.
An emergency situation has been declared in the Elektrėnai municipality of Lithuania due to severe air pollution around the Kazokiškės landfill, with residents warned about increased hydrogen sulfide concentrations.
According to Maariv, a joint ministry-STP investigation into the complaint revealed a “significant malfunction” in the site’s biological treatment system, caused by prohibited sewage entering.