TEHRAN — Industrial units which release pollutants mindless of the harms they are causing to the environment will be shut down in case they ignore warnings, the head of Tehran’s Department of Environment said.

The department is systematically monitoring all the industries and any ignorance of the rules will almost certainly face legal actions, the Tasnim news agency quoted Mohammad Hossein Bazgir as saying.

The greatest problem of the industries is their wastewater, he said, noting that “some of the pollutant units are given warnings and we hope they make their best to live up to standards.”

“We monitor the industries at the scene, online or based on public reports,” Bazgir remarked.

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