{"id":1937437,"date":"2026-05-15T18:28:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T15:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1937437"},"modified":"2026-05-15T18:28:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T15:28:51","slug":"hundreds-of-hungarian-roads-may-be-contaminated-with-asbestos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1937437","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds of Hungarian roads may be contaminated with asbestos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/75\/92\/71\/1200x675_cmsv2_e99b6ccf-7d63-5481-bacb-6152ee453a10-9759271.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2894074-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2894074\" data-cid=\"9760503\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2894074-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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class=\"o-article-newsy__main\">\n<header class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs\">\n<div id=\"adb-article-breadcrumb\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs__list\">\n<p>                          Europe<\/p>\n<p>                          Europe News<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            Hundreds of Hungarian roads may be contaminated with asbestos<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/75\/92\/71\/1536x864_cmsv2_e99b6ccf-7d63-5481-bacb-6152ee453a10-9759271.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Examination of stones in the Oladi-plat\u00f3 area of Szombathely, currently under construction on 14 May 2026\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              Examination of stones in the Oladi-plat\u00f3 area of Szombathely, currently under construction on 14 May 2026<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">Euronews\/KR<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0Euronews\/KR\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspRita Konya\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1778869731\">\n                    Published on                 <time datetime=\"2026-05-15 20:28:51 +02:00\">15\/05\/2026 &#8211; 20:28 GMT+2<\/time><span class=\"c-article-publication-date__bullet\">\u2022<\/span>Updated<br \/>\n                                     <time datetime=\"20:57\">20:57<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-partage-commentaire-share\"><span>Share<\/span><\/span><span>Comments<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire-popup-overlay js-c-article-partage-commentaire-popup-overlay u-display-none\">\n<div id=\"js-c-article-partage-commentaire-popup\" class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire-popup js-c-article-partage-commentaire-popup\">\n<div class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire-popup__header u-display-flex\"><span>Share<\/span><img 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class=\"u-show-for-desktop\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"u-display-flex u-gap-1 u-show-for-mobile-only\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-whatsapp.svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" alt=\"whatsapp\" loading=\"lazy\"><span>Whatsapp<\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-whatsapp.svg\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"whatsapp\" class=\"u-show-for-desktop\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"c-article-summary\">\n        Measurements have shown that more than 300 sites in western Hungary have been covered with aggregates containing asbestos. There are currently no preventive regulations in place in Europe regarding natural asbestos.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content js-article-content\">\n<p>Hundreds of road surfaces in western Hungary may be contaminated with asbestos. One of these areas is the Oladi plateau, a suburban part of Szombathely that is currently under construction, which may have been exposed to contamination for eight to ten years, when stones were transported there from Austrian mines.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tam\u00e1s Weiszburg, a geologist and former head of the mineralogy department at E\u00f6tv\u00f6s Lor\u00e1nd University, explains to Euronews the dangers asbestos poses to the human body.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn its own, it is just a piece of rock; it is the form that matters. It is a very fine fibre that can evade the body\u2019s defence mechanisms and can therefore be a serious carcinogen,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike a snake, it enters the airflow and can travel down into the bronchi without being expelled. And because it is long, it cannot be properly ingested by phagocytes, which can lead to a permanent inflammatory state. A permanent inflammatory state can then, over time, develop into cancer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tam\u00e1s Weiszburg says that asbestos is a \u201cslow killer\u201d: asbestos-induced tumours can develop decades after inhalation of the mineral fibres.<\/p>\n<h2>If properly sealed, no harm done<\/h2>\n<p>Tam\u00e1s Weiszburg stresses that the main problem is that roads built with asbestos-containing aggregates are often neither sealed nor asphalted. In western Hungarian counties, hundreds of kilometres of roads pose no risk because they have been properly sealed.<\/p>\n<p>However, if these roads are ever dismantled for any reason, it will always be necessary to check whether the road base contains asbestos. If it does, workers must be protected with appropriate protective masks throughout the duration of the works, until the site is properly sealed again.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.75\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/75\/92\/71\/808x608_cmsv2_81266f11-6840-503f-9cbc-57a354acf740-9759271.jpg\" alt=\"L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Gajdos, Minister for the Living Environment and Andr\u00e1s Nem\u00e9ny, Mayor of Szombathely - Szombathely, 14 May 2026. \"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Gajdos, Minister for the Living Environment and Andr\u00e1s Nem\u00e9ny, Mayor of Szombathely &#8211; Szombathely, 14 May 2026. <\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Euronews\/KR<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>The case will be presented to the government on Monday<\/h2>\n<p>Hungarian Environment Minister, L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Gajdos visited the Szombathely district on Thursday, an area mainly inhabited by families with young children.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;By reducing the speed of cars, we have already made a lot of progress, they are less likely to kick up dust,&#8221; Andr\u00e1s Nem\u00e9ny, mayor of Szombathely, told the minister. In addition, the area is being constantly watered.<\/p>\n<p>L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Gajdos confirmed that \u201cthree counties are affected\u201d, but that the government still does not know \u201cwhere the stones from Austrian mines, four of which have already been closed, were taken\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think this issue should be discussed between ministries and a decision should be taken quickly. I will therefore submit the matter to the government on Monday,\u201d the minister said during a press conference held on site.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-freeform\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n        <iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Ftisza.szabolcsszatmarberegmegye.01oevk%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0t7ZMj5CwRqhRCRqLmQbp5CesreEfTt3XHfYC6btUyMVs5r39cLgP1UgQgMHJh71l&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"703\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Lack of preventive regulation<\/h2>\n<p>According to geologist Tam\u00e1s Weiszburg, this contamination may have occurred due to a lack of knowledge and a legal gap: there are currently no preventive regulations in Europe concerning natural asbestos.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is possible for one side of the same mine to contain asbestos while the other does not. So this is not a case of deliberate environmental damage,\u201d he explains.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is of course a legal loophole, and it is worth looking for those responsible, but it must also be understood that although it was scientifically and geologically known that some mines contained asbestos, it was neither possible nor desirable to ban mining in Austria, simply because there is no law governing this,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>So far, contamination has been identified at more than 300 sites, with three counties being the most affected. In Szombathely, as well as in Sopron and K\u0151szeg, surfaces have been covered with gravel containing natural asbestos.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                  Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-partage-commentaire-share\"><span>Share<\/span><\/span><span>Comments<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"adb-article-you-might-also-like\" class=\"perf-cv-auto c-article-you-might-also-like\">\n<h2 class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__title\">\n        Read more<br \/>\n      <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__item\">\n<h3>\n<p>                  Why must asbestos regulations change to better protect EU workers?<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__item\">\n<h3>\n<p>                  Italian court frees Swiss asbestos polluter accused of involvement in 3000 deaths worldwide<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__item\">\n<h3>\n<p>                  Hundreds of Hungarian roads may be contaminated with asbestos<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"perf-cv-auto\">\n<ul id=\"adb-article-tags\" class=\"c-tags-list\">\n<li class=\"c-tags-list__item\">\n<section class=\"tc-cta\" data-twig-component=\"Cta-default\">\n  Public health<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-tags-list__item\">\n<section class=\"tc-cta\" data-twig-component=\"Cta-default\">\n  asbestos<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-tags-list__item\">\n<section class=\"tc-cta\" data-twig-component=\"Cta-default\">\n  Pollution<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-tags-list__item\">\n<section class=\"tc-cta\" data-twig-component=\"Cta-default\">\n  Mining<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"o-article-newsy__aside\">\n<div class=\"c-ad-wrapper o-article-newsy__aside__content-1\" data-ad-name=\"adzone-halfpage\">\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad-halfpage u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"adb-article-top-stories\" class=\"perf-cv-auto c-top-stories\">\n<h2 class=\"c-top-stories__title\">Top stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-top-stories__item\">\n<article id=\"abe-2893911-pos2-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--has-video the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2893911\" data-cid=\"9759527\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2893911-label-pos2-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/75\/95\/27\/320x180_cmsv2_8c8612ca-5218-5776-9854-1d3a822f86a5-9759527.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The special tribunal aims to bring Vladimir Putin to trial.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    &#8216;Point of no return&#8217;: 36 countries join tribunal to prosecute Putin<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-top-stories__item\">\n<article id=\"abe-2893931-pos3-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2893931\" data-cid=\"9759670\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2893931-label-pos3-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/75\/96\/20\/320x180_cmsv2_f38f6894-cac7-52ab-8677-dba3b46b6398-9759620.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One, Friday, May 15, 2026, at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing. 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content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Ship taken near UAE coast headed for Iranian waters, UK agency says<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"articleBody\" data-key=\"articleBody\">Hundreds of road surfaces in western Hungary may be contaminated with asbestos. One of these areas is the Oladi plateau, a suburban part of Szombathely that is currently under construction, which may have been exposed to contamination for eight to ten years, when stones were transported there from Austrian mines.Tam\u00e1s Weiszburg, a geologist and former head of the mineralogy department at E\u00f6tv\u00f6s Lor\u00e1nd University, explains to Euronews the dangers asbestos poses to the human body.\u201cOn its own, it is just a piece of rock; it is the form that matters. It is a very fine fibre that can evade the body\u2019s defence mechanisms and can therefore be a serious carcinogen,\u201d he says.\u201cLike a snake, it enters the airflow and can travel down into the bronchi without being expelled. And because it is long, it cannot be properly ingested by phagocytes, which can lead to a permanent inflammatory state. A permanent inflammatory state can then, over time, develop into cancer.\u201dTam\u00e1s Weiszburg says that asbestos is a \u201cslow killer\u201d: asbestos-induced tumours can develop decades after inhalation of the mineral fibres.If properly sealed, no harm doneTam\u00e1s Weiszburg stresses that the main problem is that roads built with asbestos-containing aggregates are often neither sealed nor asphalted. In western Hungarian counties, hundreds of kilometres of roads pose no risk because they have been properly sealed.However, if these roads are ever dismantled for any reason, it will always be necessary to check whether the road base contains asbestos. If it does, workers must be protected with appropriate protective masks throughout the duration of the works, until the site is properly sealed again.The case will be presented to the government on MondayHungarian Environment Minister, L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Gajdos visited the Szombathely district on Thursday, an area mainly inhabited by families with young children.&#8221;By reducing the speed of cars, we have already made a lot of progress, they are less likely to kick up dust,&#8221; Andr\u00e1s Nem\u00e9ny, mayor of Szombathely, told the minister. In addition, the area is being constantly watered.L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Gajdos confirmed that \u201cthree counties are affected\u201d, but that the government still does not know \u201cwhere the stones from Austrian mines, four of which have already been closed, were taken\u201d.\u201cI think this issue should be discussed between ministries and a decision should be taken quickly. I will therefore submit the matter to the government on Monday,\u201d the minister said during a press conference held on site.Lack of preventive regulationAccording to geologist Tam\u00e1s Weiszburg, this contamination may have occurred due to a lack of knowledge and a legal gap: there are currently no preventive regulations in Europe concerning natural asbestos.\u201cIt is possible for one side of the same mine to contain asbestos while the other does not. So this is not a case of deliberate environmental damage,\u201d he explains.\u201cThere is of course a legal loophole, and it is worth looking for those responsible, but it must also be understood that although it was scientifically and geologically known that some mines contained asbestos, it was neither possible nor desirable to ban mining in Austria, simply because there is no law governing this,\u201d he said.So far, contamination has been identified at more than 300 sites, with three counties being the most affected. 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