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Incinerator project meets WHO guidelines

I WISH to clarify statements made by Marcia D’Alton (Irish Examiner letters, March 17).

Incinerator project meets WHO guidelines

Mon, 27 Mar, 2006 - 01:00

Ms D’Alton accused Indaver of misrepresenting the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) position regarding incineration.

Ms D’Alton suggests the WHO considered the site of our proposed facility to be unsuitable for the location of a hazardous waste incinerator. The WHO never assessed our site. It does not assess individual projects. However, it does produce guidelines, which Indaver used in its site selection process.

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