Work on localising and eliminating quarantine plants completed at Ingulets GZK
As part of the city’s environmental programme and efforts to improve the industrial sites of the plant’s workshops, Metinvest’s Ingulets GZK has treated 10 hectares of land, where allergenic weeds were discovered, with herbicides. Preventing the spread of quarantine plants at Ingulets GZK is a key task in the plant’s annual environmental work plan. These efforts begin in the spring and continue throughout the entire growing season to prevent the weeds from flowering, seeding, and spreading further. The plant primarily uses mechanical methods, such as mowing, to control the weeds. However, in areas with high concentrations of quarantine plants, including ragweed and other allergenic weeds, chemical treatments are used for a more lasting effect. This spring, following a thorough survey of areas where quarantine weeds were detected, specialists applied a broad-spectrum herbicide. This chemical is safe for people and animals but effectively blocks the growth of harmful plants, ultimately