Tel Aviv — A Canadian firm, EnGlobe Corp., has been selected to clean up the Kishon River. The river is highly polluted, primarily from untreated waste from fertilizer and petrochemical plants in the Haifa bay region. Haifa Chemicals, Israel Chemicals Ltd., and Oil Refineries Ltd. will contribute more than half of the cost of the $60 million clean-up. EnGlobe was selected following an international tender issued by Israel’s Environmental Protection Ministry. The project involves dredging the river and then biologically treating the sludge and turning the area into a regional park.
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