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Key findings include severe air pollution from toxic gas leaks (SO2, SO3, and fluorides) causing crop necrosis and respiratory illnesses, soil contamination with phosphorus and cadmium, and the discharge of untreated fluosilicic acid into the sea at Weuta beach. The audit also highlights the loss of agricultural livelihoods due to the expanding mining front, inadequate compensation for land expropriation, and a systemic lack of transparency regarding environmental impact assessments. It recommends that ICS improve its waste management and that the Senegalese state revise expropriation rules and sanction harmful mining practices.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"natjust-000126#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Atmospheric pollution from ICS is characterized by toxic gas leaks and smoke that cause vegetation necrosis and accelerate the corrosion of residential roofing. Scientific analysis in Mboro showed that metallic residues downwind of acid plants were 12 times higher (28,400 Ug/l) than upwind (2,235 Ug/l), and fluoride levels were over 100 times higher downwind (15,050 µg/L) than upwind (149 µg/L).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"natjust-000126#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Soil samples in Gade, Tobène, and Darou Khoudoss reveal dangerous levels of phosphorus and cadmium. In Gade, phosphorus levels reached 2,211 mg/kg, which is more than four times the WHO limit of 500 to 800 mg/kg.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"natjust-000126#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Water pollution is caused by the discharge of untreated fluosilicic acid at Weuta beach and the infiltration of gypsum waste into the groundwater. 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