Table 4. Number of registered breaches of regulatory limit values in 1995. Site Number of types of regulatory limits breached in 1995 Number of regulatory limits breached repeatedly Number of breaches of regulatory limit values Waste Air Total water Bagsvaerd, DK 2 1 2 1 3 Kalundborg,* DK 7 4 0 45 45 Clayton, USA 5 3 22 0 22 Hokkaido, Japan 2 2 11 0 11 Curitiba, Brazil 2 2 150 0 150 FeF Chemicals, DK 1 0 1 0 1 Total 19 12 186 46 232 * The registered breaches do not include 29 minor breaches of dosing limits for spreading inactivated biomass on fields.

Table 5. Number of registered accidental releases and complaints in 1995. Site Accidental releases of chemicals and liquid waste to Complaints from neighbours Water Soil Total Bagsvaerd, DK 0 1 1 14 Copenhagen, DK 1 0 1 19 Kalundborg, DK 4 5 9 11 Franklinton, USA 3 0 3 11 Vaerloese, DK 0 0 0 1 Maaloev, DK 1 0 1 0 Total 9 6 15 56

Table 6. Survey of Novo Nordisk's polluted sites in Denmark. Site Type of pollution Registered/recorded in the Land Register as a waste dump Extent of pollution and remedial and control measures 8S, Laurentsvej 39, Bagsvaerd Polluted by petroleum from former gasoline station. No Seeped down to groundwater level. Clean-up to be paid for by The Danish Oil Industry Association for Remediation of Retail Sites has begun. 8X, Krogshoejvej 36-38, Bagsvaerd Polluted by oil products from former owners. No Site has been cleaned up apart from minor pollution under an older building, which will be cleaned up when the building is demolished. 8M, N, Krogshoejvej 42-44, Bagsvaerd Suspicion of oil and chemical residues from previous owners. No Site acquired in 1995. May have seeped down to groundwater. An informative investigation was initiated in 1995. Laurentsvej 38-54, Bagsvaerd Previous filling site. Parts of site If the part under the Land Register is to be built on, any surplus soil must be dumped at controlled dump. Investigation is continuing. 8E, Brudelysvej 19, Bagsvaerd Polluted by ethanol from own production. No Possibly seeped down to groundwater level. Investigation initiated in the 2nd quarter of 1996. 4C, Novo Allé, Bagsvaerd Polluted by acetone from own production. No Seeped down to groundwater level. Ongoing draining of water from soil around tank pit and investigation of groundwater for acetone. Remedial pumping started up in the 2nd quarter of 1996. Hagedornsvej - Lagergaardsvej, Gentofte Municipal waste dump up to 1964. Yes Soil removal completed. No risk of methane gas leakage. Nordre Fasanvej, Hilleroedgade, Copenhagen Pollution by former metalworking enterprise. Yes Analyses and dumping of soil. Awaiting further results of investigations by authorities. Faurholm, Hilleroed Possible pollution from previous owners' buried oil tank. Constitutes less than 0.5% of site. No Site acquired in 1995. No risk to groundwater or other. Clean-up will commence if new building is initiated. Sydmarken 5, Soeborg (Ferrosan) Pollution from own production as well as previous paint factory. Yes Awaiting investigation by authorities with regard to possible entry to the Land Register. FeF Chemicals, Koege Chemicals pollution from own production. Yes Seeped down to groundwater level. Remedial pumping started.