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The Songhua Remains the Same
Pollution from November spill in China still taints downstream waterways |
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01 May 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| The Songhua Remains the Same Pollution from November spill in China still taints downstream waterways Months after a factory explosion in China dumped benzene and other chemicals into the Songhua River, thawing ice is releasing a second wave of toxins into downstream waterways near Khabarovsk, Russia. More than half a million residents of the city have been advised not to drink their strongly chemical-s ... |
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| Topics: China, news, rivers and watersheds, Russia, toxics (all these topics) |
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Fry Me a River
China's benzene spill flows toward Siberian tiger territory in Russia |
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07 Dec 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Fry Me a River China's benzene spill flows toward Siberian tiger territory in Russia China's latest claim to international infamy -- a Songhua River-borne, 100-ton, 90-odd-mile-long benzene spill -- is expected to reach the Russian city of Khabarovsk, on the Amur River, next week. Conservationists in the region worry that the toxic slick will further imperil the extremely endangered Siberian tiger, whic ... |
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| Topics: China, news, rivers and watersheds, Russia, toxics (all these topics) |
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