According to Switzerland’s Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) there are 38,000 polluted zones covering 220 square kilometres spread across the country, reported RTS. © Gio Gio | Dreamstime.comThe interactive map below combines data from the army, public transport, civil aerodromes and cantons to present polluted zones across the country. Blue means an investigation is required, light orange means no clean up is required, dark orange means the site must be monitored, and a final colour (grey) is for unevaluated sites. The authorities believe 80% of these sites require no remedial measures. 2,000 of these 38,000 sites were polluted by the army, in some cases the pollution is waste created by shooting ranges.
