Heptyl exceeds admissible norm by 2.3 up to 17.5 times - Emergency Ministry
Heptyl level exceeds admissible norm by 2.3 up to 17.5 times in 10 tests of soil samples in the area of the crash of Breeze-M, the agency reports referring to the press service of the Ministry of Emergency of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Astana. September 27. Kazakhstan Today - Heptyl level exceeds admissible norm by 2.3 up to 17.5 times in 10 tests of soil samples in the area of the crash of Breeze-M, the agency reports referring to the press service of the Ministry of Emergency of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
According to the press service, in the evening, September 25, the analyses of heptyl level in 20 tests of soil samples out of 45 selected on the area of the crash of the top part of the booster block Breeze-M and a transitive compartment of the space vehicle of the booster rocket Proton-M were carried out. The analysis was conducted after the repeated detoxication. Heptyl has been found in 13 tests out of 20. Excess of the maximum permissible level has been revealed in 10 tests of soil by 2.3 up to 17.5 times, the message widespread by the press service states.
As it was informed earlier, at 9.00 a.m., September 25, repeated detoxification of the area of the crash of the top part of the booster block of Breeze-M and a transitive compartment of the space rocket of the booster rocket Proton-M has begun.
According to the press service, recultivation of the territory of the crash of the second stage (large crater) has continued. 70 % of the works has been performed.
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