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Tras las huellas del plomo: investigación reabre el debate sobre residuos suecos en Chile

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An investigation in Chile has reignited public debate regarding the presence of toxic industrial waste imported from Sweden decades ago. The issue centers on approximately twenty thousand tons of mining residue that remained deposited beneath the soil in the Sica Sica neighborhood of Arica, in northern Chile.

The matter came to light for many residents through personal experience, highlighted by individuals such as Diego Ayala, who moved to the affected area as a ten-year-old child unaware of the hazardous materials hidden beneath the ground.

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