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Fujian toxic leak spreads south
By Wang Xiang |
July 20, 2010, Tuesday
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A TOXIC leak from Zijinshan copper mine in east China's Fujian Province has washed downriver to neighboring Guangdong Province, according to Guangdong Environmental Protection Bureau.
The bureau warned its Fujian counterpart that it has discovered a carcinogenic among rapidly rising copper content in the Dinjgjiang River at Meizhou City, First Financial Daily reported today.
Copper content in the river soared to 0.0233 milligrams per liter, more than double the national water standard for fisheries, 0.01 milligrams per liter. The authority said the pollutants may also affect the water quality in Shantou City.
The warning also said they found toxic carcinogen Cr(VI) in the river, First Financial Daily said. Neither the company nor the government of Shanghang County where the polluting plant is located has mentioned the chemical in their reports on the spill.
Zijin Mining Group, the biggest gold mining company in China, admitted on July 12 that more than 9,000 cubic meters of acidic waste water spilled from its Zijinshan mine, poisoning 1.9 million kilograms of fish.
The bureau warned its Fujian counterpart that it has discovered a carcinogenic among rapidly rising copper content in the Dinjgjiang River at Meizhou City, First Financial Daily reported today.
Copper content in the river soared to 0.0233 milligrams per liter, more than double the national water standard for fisheries, 0.01 milligrams per liter. The authority said the pollutants may also affect the water quality in Shantou City.
The warning also said they found toxic carcinogen Cr(VI) in the river, First Financial Daily said. Neither the company nor the government of Shanghang County where the polluting plant is located has mentioned the chemical in their reports on the spill.
Zijin Mining Group, the biggest gold mining company in China, admitted on July 12 that more than 9,000 cubic meters of acidic waste water spilled from its Zijinshan mine, poisoning 1.9 million kilograms of fish.
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