Specialists on the hydrocarbon contamination process at the Lajes base, on the island of Terceira, do not believe it is possible to decontaminate soils and aquifers polluted over the past decades. The contamination is attributed to the United States of America.
Norberto Messias, a retired professor, was one of the specialists heard. According to him, the decontamination being done is only on paper, questioning the real effectiveness of the work carried out.
The article addresses the prolonged environmental impact on the island of Terceira, where soils and aquifers were affected by hydrocarbons over decades of military activity. The question of cleaning and recovering these areas remains without a definitive solution according to the specialists.
