France 2’s February 14, 2019 TV newscast retraces the route taken to reclaim excavated soil from the Grand Paris Express. ECT uses some of the soil from the site to secure gypsum quarries in the Paris region. Step 1: Laboratory analysis. Stage 2: quarry inspections. During the report, ECT’s plant technician checks the quality of the soil in front of the camera. It provides olfactory and visual control.
Thank you Guillaume for this great demonstration!
Land reclamation by securing quarries on France 2’s 8 p.m. news programme
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