Teckomatorp

Teckomatorp () is a locality situated in Svalöv Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 1,651 inhabitants in 2010. It has a railway station (local trains) on the Malmö–Teckomatorp–Helsingborg railway line.

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Settlement.official_name: Teckomatorp
Settlement.image_skyline: Teckomatorps stationshus.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Teckomatorp railway station
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Skåne#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Svalöv Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Skåne County
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Skåne
Settlement.area_total_km2: 1.22
Settlement.population_as_of: 31 December 2010
Settlement.population_total: 1,651
Settlement.population_density_km2: 1354
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Teckomatorp
Population: 1991
Area: 122
Image: Järnvägshotellet Teckomatorp.jpg

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==BT Kemi scandal== Teckomatorp is the site of one of the largest toxic spills in Sweden. The company BT Kemi produced pesticides. During the 1970s, the inhabitants of Teckomatorp started complaining of an acrid odour from the plant that made people ill. It was also said that BT Kemi had buried barrels of toxic waste in the ground. However, the authorities did nothing for several years, despite efforts of campaigners such as Monica Nilsson, a resident of Teckomatorp, who conducted a signature campaign among the citizens. The government took steps to investigate the issue only after a former employee of BT Kemi told a newspaper that the company was entering forged values within allowed limits into its emission journals. When the authorities finally started to dig, several hundreds of barrels with toxic contents were found.