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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 531

Nahal Ashalim

The muddy Ashalim stream flowing on June 30, 2017, after acidic water leaked from a fertilizer plant nearby. (Environment Protection Ministry)
December 15, 2022, 10:57 am
Fertilizer giant to pay NIS 110 million compensation for polluting Negev stream
Rotem Amfert Negev reaches agreement for record payout in class action suit headed by Parks Authority over massive leak that ravaged Nahal Ashalim in 2017
By ToI Staff
The Ashalim Stream, after it was polluted in June, 2017. (Georgi Norkin, Israel Nature and Parks Authority, File)
September 12, 2022, 8:47 pm
Scientists find way to recycle fertilizer industry’s phosphoric acid wastewater
Wastewater from Israeli phosphate mining company caused lasting environmental damage at Ashalim Stream, near Dead Sea, after evaporation pool wall collapsed in 2017
By Sue Surkes
Aerial photo of Nahal Tze'elim, the site of a Dead Sea Works leak, June 5, 2022. (Nature and Parks Authority)
June 5, 2022, 6:41 pm
Leak from Dead Sea Works pollutes surrounding area; protected plants found dead
Nature and Parks Authority says leak from supply canal caused salination of soil; plants dying as a result, some of them protected species; ICL says working to fix it
By ToI Staff
View of a pool of toxic sludge near the Zin phosphate mining plant in the Negev Desert, August 11, 2021. (Screenshot/Kan public broadcaster)
August 12, 2021, 11:10 am
Negev chemical plant’s storage pools at immediate risk of collapse, locals warn
Recent examination said to show the walls were not built according to standards; experts say the toxic waste is cancerous, even on contact
By ToI Staff
The collapsed wall of the evaporation pool at ICL Rotem (formerly Rotem Amfert Negev Ltd), seen on January 27, 2020. The 2017 collapse of the wall led to major pollution of the Ashalim stream. (Courtesy Rael Horwitz, HaMaarag)
January 5, 2021, 11:27 am
Ecosystem still reeling from toxic spill 3 years after Ashalim stream disaster
While there are some signs of regeneration at Negev site of effluent spill, many contaminants remain in soil, hobbling flora growth and preventing fauna from bouncing back
By Sue Surkes
A dead ibex found on July 15, 2017, following the collapse of an evaporation pond wall that released toxic waste water into the Ashalim stream in southern Israel. (Israel Nature and Parks Authority)
June 22, 2020, 5:57 pm
Popular stream in south to reopen 3 years after deadly chemical spill
Environmental Protection Ministry, Israel Nature and Parks Authority declare Ashalim stream safe after risk assessment, soil and water sampling
By Sue Surkes
A dead ibex found near the Ashalim stream after a massive acid waste spill on June 30, 2017. (Mark Katz/Nature and Parks Authority)
July 16, 2017, 5:42 pm
Dead Sea acid spill has turned popular hike route into long-term disaster zone
Despite ongoing 24-hour-a-day cleanup, the Arava’s Ashalim stream will take years to rehabilitate after toxic sludge deluge
By Melanie Lidman
A dead ibex found in Nahal Ashalim on July 15, 2017. (Nature and Parks Authority)
July 15, 2017, 7:02 pm
2 more rare ibexes found dead after massive acid spill
Nature Authority says 8 of the 26 creatures living in the Judean desert have died since spill two weeks ago into Nahal Ashalim
By ToI Staff
View of chimneys from a refinery in Haifa Bay. (Shay Levy/Flash90)
July 5, 2017, 5:10 am
Haifa’s Oil Refineries tops worst environmental offenders list
Environment Protection Ministry says its annual review seeks to increase transparency for investors and the general public
By Stuart Winer
The muddy Ashalim stream flowing on June 30, 2017, after acidic water leaked from a fertilizer plant nearby. (Environment Protection Ministry)
July 2, 2017, 2:11 pm
Ministry considers criminal probe over Negev acid waste spill
Parks authority ecologist warns it could take weeks before Nahal Ashalim is safe for visitors, years to fully rehabilitate wildlife
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
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