Environment protection services find no excessive concentration of toxic substances at rocket crash area in Kazakhstan
KYZYLORDA. July 2 (Interfax) - Environment protection specialists are working in the Kyzylorda region in southern Kazakhstan to determine possible environmental consequences of the crash of a Russian Proton-M space rocket at the Baikonur space center.
In particular, the specialists examined the concentration of toxic substances at the crash site twice on Tuesday, the Kyzylorda regional administration press service said in a statement.
"Environmental protection specialists took samples of soil, air and water to reveal the concentration of toxic substances in them before noon on July 2. No excessive levels [of toxic substances] have been revealed in the samples," it said.
New samples were taken in the communities of Baikonur, Akai and Toretam at 4:00 p.m. "It has been found that the concentration [of hazardous substances] is within the norm," it said.