Bauxite dust problem at Linden triggers EPA intervention

Bosai directed to submit plans for alleviating the problem by month end

The Chinese Bauxite Company Bosai has been given up to the end of this month to provide the local Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with firm proposals for alleviating the worsening problem of dust emission from its bauxite operations at Linden.

EPA Executive Chairman Doorga Persaud told Stabroek Business in a telephone interview earlier this week that at a recent meeting with the Chinese company over the dust emission problem the Agency mandated that Bosai submit a precise plan with time lines for addressing the problem which has given rise to increasing concern among residents of the Linden community.