TY - BOOK AU - Rydergren,Anders ED - Republic of Cyprus TI - Study of the Askarel Disposal Site: final report U1 - 661.816 PY - 2003///. CY - Stockholm, Sweden: PB - Sweco International, KW - Polyphenyl hydrocarbons KW - Chemical engireering KW - Diphenyl hydrocarbons KW - Chemical engineering N1 - Stockholm May 26, 2003; One computer optical disc in pocket; Conduct cd-rom: study of the Askarel Disposal Site. Final report; Project No. 1135010000 N2 - In 1987, the Government of Cyprus imposed a ban on the import of PCB-containing equipment. In the same year, a scrap metal dealer imported a large number of tranformers, containing the PCB-containing oil Askarel, for the purpose of extracting the metal parts. While dismantling the transformers, the PCB-containing oil was disposed in an uncontrolled manner in a nearby closed quarry. It was estimated that about 150 m3 of Askarel oil (PCB content 60%) was dumped. (...) ER -