Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Lake Baikal' has mentioned 'Plant' in the following places:
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Contents 1 Geography and hydrography 1.1 Water characteristics 2 Fauna and flora 2.1 Flora 2.2 Mammals 2.3 Birds 2.4 Fish 2.5 Invertebrates 2.5.1 Amphipod and ostracod crustaceans 2.5.2 Snails and bivalves 2.5.3 Aquatic worms 2.5.4 Sponges 3 History 4 Research 5 Economy 6 Ecotourism 7 Environmental concerns 7.1 Baykalsk Pulp and Paper Mill 7.2 Cancelled East Siberia-Pacific Ocean oil pipeline 7.3 Proposed uranium enrichment center 7.4 Chinese-owned bottled water plant 7.5 Other pollution sources 8 Historical traditions 9 See also 10 References 11 Further reading 12 External links | WIKI |
Rosatom plans to build a laboratory near Baikal, in conjunction with an international uranium plant and to invest $2.5xc2xa0billion in the region and create 2,000 jobs in the city of Angarsk. | WIKI |
The plant bleached paper using chlorine and discharged waste directly into Lake Baikal. | WIKI |
The decision to construct the plant on the Lake Baikal resulted in strong protests from Soviet scientists; according to them, the ultra-pure water of the lake was a significant resource and should have been used for innovative chemical production (for instance, the production of high-quality viscose for the aeronautics and space industries). | WIKI |
[101] However, the objections of the Soviet scientists faced opposition from the industrial lobby and only after decades of protest, the plant was closed in November 2008 due to unprofitability. | WIKI |
On 13 January 2010, Russian President Vladimir Putin introduced changes in legislation legalising the operation of the plant; this action brought about a wave of protests from ecologists and local residents. | WIKI |
[106] On 28 December 2013, on the day the plant was to close, the Russian government announced plans to build the Russian Nature Reserve's Expo Center in place of the closed paper mill. | WIKI |
Chinese-owned bottled water plant[edit] | WIKI |
Chinese-owned AquaSib had been purchasing land alongside the lake and in 2019 started building a bottling plant and pipeline in the town of Kultuk. | WIKI |