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Ecological disaster in Switzerland with 30 tonnes of pesticides, pesticides, dyes and mercury discharged into the river Rhine

38
years ago

01 November 1986,

Ecological disaster in Switzerland when 30 tonnes of pesticides, pesticides, dyes and mercury were poured into the Rhine river as a result of the fire of a chemical plant. 1350 tons of chemicals burned and leaked with extinction water and discharged into the river. The response from the authorities was inadequate and pollution spread along the river to 500 km, with 150,000 Angilas and 500,000 dead fish. It was one of the most serious ecological disasters on the continent of Europe.

Source:

Laura F. Zarza Water Stories (7): The poisoning of the Rhine river (iAgua, March 28, 2019).

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