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[Slovak Spectator] Rizman said that unsuitable nominations cause harm that takes Slovakia a long time to correct and added that no legislation has been approved, projects have not been carried out, and goals have not been met under the previous government ministers. He said that Slovakia has been waiting six years for an act on environmental burdens, without which it is impossible to systematically clean up areas contaminated by dangerous chemicals, claiming that up to 250,000 people in eastern Slovakia live in an area polluted by PCB substances.

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