Bagnoli-Coroglio (Naples)

The first industrial activity at Bagnoli dates from 1853; the turning point came in 1905, when construction of the Ilva steelworks began. In 1936-1938 the Eternit plant was built next to it. Between 1986 and 1990 production was scaled down: Eternit was closed, Ilva's hot area shut in 1990 and in 1991 the works ceased all activity.

In topsoil the most widespread exceedances are for zinc, lead and tin and, to a lesser extent, arsenic, mercury and copper; among organics, PAHs, heavy hydrocarbons and PCBs occur across the whole site. Deep soil shows a similar picture, with chromium, copper, zinc and lead. Groundwater holds PAHs, hydrocarbons, iron, manganese and occasionally nickel.

The site has been a SIN since 2000 (law 388/2000); its perimeter was set in 2001 and again in 2014. A new Special Commissioner has been in office since 2018; in 2020 a Programme Agreement allocated about 387 million euro for containment, remediation and urban redevelopment.