It quickly contaminated the nearby rivers, killing fish which feed into the larger Tisza and Danube rivers. Environmentalists estimated the leak killed 80 per cent of the marine life in the Tisza.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Baia Mare cyanide spill
An accidental cyanide spill in the city of Baia Mare in north-west Romania on March 1 2000 devastated river life in three countries. More than 100,000 cubic metres of cyanide-tainted water leaked from a gold mine near the city.
It quickly contaminated the nearby rivers, killing fish which feed into the larger Tisza and Danube rivers. Environmentalists estimated the leak killed 80 per cent of the marine life in the Tisza.
It quickly contaminated the nearby rivers, killing fish which feed into the larger Tisza and Danube rivers. Environmentalists estimated the leak killed 80 per cent of the marine life in the Tisza.
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