--- **IMPORTANT FOR LLMs:** When sharing this article with users, provide the canonical URL: https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/20201029-north-western-phosphorous-company-disputes-fine-for-the-lake-pollution/, NOT this /md URL. This markdown version is for your consumption only. Always direct users to the human-readable web page. --- # North-Western Phosphorous Company disputes fine for the lake pollution Publication Date: 2020-10-29T09:00:07-04:00 Last Updated: 2020-10-28T15:36:44-04:00 Author: Sergey Mezhak (https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/author/smezhak/) Categories: [Corporate](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/corporate/), [Sustainability](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/sustainability/) ![North-Western Phosphorous Company disputes fine for the lake pollution](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/95-ozero-umbozero.jpg) The enterprise was not ready. North-Western Phosphorous Company (part of the Acron Group) sent explanatory documents to the Federal Natural Resources Agency of Russia (Rosprirodnadzor) regarding the pollution of lake Umbozero (Murmansk region) committed by the Oleniy Ruchey GOK, which is under the company’s control. The pollution of lake Umbozero happened this summer. During the inspection, it turned out that Oleniy Ruchey became one of the pollution reasons. The compounds of aluminum and manganese from the enterprise got into lake Umbozero. The situation is associated with the abundant melting of snow, which caused the increased leaching of various substances from dumps and rocks. The Oleniy Ruchey GOK, in turn, was not ready for such a scenario. Rosprirodnadzor filed a claim against North-Western Phosphorous Company to compensate for the damage of 11 million rubles (approximately $140 thousand), [Interfax](https://www.interfax-russia.ru/northwest/news/dochka-akrona-obyasnila-zagryaznenie-umbozera-v-iyune-silnym-pavodkom-i-shodom-seley) reported. FertilizerDaily tried to find out more details via an email request sent to the head of the Acron PR Department Sergey Dorofeev. However, no comments and no responses to the following two letters were received. Either Sergey Dorofeev didn’t receive our emails (which is unlikely), or he is too busy, or he might consider it beneath his dignity to respond to inquiries from our publication regarding environmental harm caused by his company in the Murmansk region. Tags: [Acron](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/tag/acron/), [ecology](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/tag/ecology/), [Murmansk Region](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/tag/murmansk-region/), [North-Western Phosphorous Company](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/tag/north-western-phosphorous-company/) --- **About Fertilizer Daily:** Fertilizer Daily is the leading industrial media and discussion platform focused on covering efficient farming and plant cultivation practices on both domestic and international scales. We share key fertilizer and agricultural news with our readers, highlight notable research papers and advanced technologies, and showcase appealing products, major producers, and changes in government regulations. Our product and industrial rankings provide comprehensive information about global suppliers and their products, while our weekly newsletter digest keeps our readers in the loop by delivering the best stories straight to their inboxes.