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UNGARIA
oct. 2010
On Monday, October 4th, a large reservoir filled with toxic
red sludge in western Hungary ruptured, releasing
approximately 700,000 cubic meters (185 million gallons) of
stinking caustic mud, which killed many animals, at least four
people, and injured over 120 - many with chemical burns.
The 12-foot-high flood of sludge inundated several towns,
sweeping cars off the road as it flowed into the nearby Marcal
River. Emergency workers rushed to pour 1,000 tons of
plaster into the Marcal River in an attempt to bind the sludge
and keep it from flowing on to the Danube some 45 miles
away. The red sludge in the reservoir is a byproduct of
refining bauxite into alumina, which took place at an alumina
plant run by the Hungarian Alumina Production and Trading
Company. A criminal probe has just been opened by
Hungarian authorities.
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/10/a_flood_of_toxic_sludge.html
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Un potop de deseuri toxice