SITES

	Greatham, Teesside, UK
	West Site, Billingham, UK
	Grimsby, Humberside, UK
	Calais, France
	Huelva, Spain
	Scarlino, Italy
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	Teluk Kalung, Malaysia
	Umbogintwini, South Africa
	Lake Charles, USA
	Burnie, Tasmania

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Scarlino, Italy

Montioni Landfill

Gypsum waste is no longer deposited on the Scarlino site. It is transported to a landfill in old quarry workings at Montioni about 28 km north east of the production site. Tioxide does not own the Montioni site, but by depositing waste gypsum in the old workings is assisting with the remediation of the site that is situated in very attractive wooded hillsides.

After the gypsum is deposited the sites are contoured into the hillside and allowed to re-vegetate with the natural flora of the region. Eventually this operation will result in restoring much of the visual attractiveness of the area and provide habitats for colonisation by the local wildlife.

Detailed surveys of the flora and fauna at Montioni have not yet been carried out. However, much of the area is covered with woodlands of oak (including cork oak (Quercus suber) and kermes oak (Q. coccifera)) together with sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) and strawberry tree. The ground flora has not been studied in detail but wild cyclamen (Cyclamen sp.) and various orchid species are known to occur.
Bird life in this hill district includes familiar species of northern Europe such as Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes), Blackbird (Turdus merula) and Great Tit (Parus major) that are found less frequent in the coastal areas around Scarlino. Common Kestrel and Common Buzzard were also present and were almost certainly nesting. However, much more work is required on the bird life of this area.

Red Admiral Butterflies were quite common and Hummingbird Hawkmoth (Macroglossum stellatarum) was recorded. The Common Wall Lizard (Podarcis muralis) as distinct from the Italian Wall Lizard (P. sicula), which is common on the Scarlino site, is present. One lizard seen in May 1998 had the heavy markings of the Wall Lizards frequently found in the Rome region (Arnold et al. 1978). Hermann’s Tortoise is reported from this area and there was clear evidence of digging by Wild Boar (Sus scrofa), which is evidently quite common in the area. Roe Deer is also found but is apparently uncommon.