Swiss expert 'repulsed' after visiting crumbling Donegal homes

  • Andreas LeemannSwiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa)
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  • Paul Dunlop

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An international expert investigating the so-called mica crisis in Donegal has said his three-day trip had confirmed his findings that the defective block crisis expected to cost the State billions of euro is not caused by mica, but by pyrrhotite.

Period20 Nov 2022

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  • TitleSwiss expert 'repulsed' after visiting crumbling Donegal homes
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletIrish Times
    Media typeWeb
    Duration/Length/Size1 page
    Country/TerritoryIreland
    Date20/11/22
    DescriptionAn international expert investigating the so-called mica crisis in Donegal has said his three-day trip had confirmed his findings that the defective block crisis expected to cost the State billions of euro is not caused by mica, but by pyrrhotite.
    Producer/AuthorBrian Hutton
    URLhttps://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2022/11/20/swiss-expert-repulsed-after-visiting-crumbling-donegal-homes/
    PersonsAndreas Leemann, Paul Dunlop
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Conference

TitleThe Science and Societal Impacts of Defective Concrete
LocationAtlantic Technical University, Donegal & Ulster University, Magee Campus, Letterkenny & Derry, Ireland
Period15 Nov 2022 → 17 Nov 2022
Linkhttps://www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-science-and-societal-impacts-of-defective-concrete-tickets-443321886697

Keywords

  • defective concrete

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