Kolontar
KOLONTAR, HUNGARY (GaeaTimes.com)- Official in Hungary have revealed that an emergency dam is being built to contain the toxic spill that resulted after a reservoir burst last week that is known to have claimed as many as six lives.
AJKA, Hungary - The Hungarian town of Kolontar near the toxic red sludge reservoir that flooded the area and killed at least seven people was evacuated Saturday over fears of a new leak of the dangerous heavy metal waste, officials said.
KOLONTAR, Hungary - The concentration of toxic heavy metals where Hungary's massive red sludge spill entered the Danube has dropped to the level allowed in drinking water, authorities said Friday, easing fears that Europe's second longest river would be significantly polluted.
KOLONTAR, Hungary - The mighty Danube apparently absorbed Hungary's massive red sludge spill with little immediate damage Friday but laboratory tests heightened concerns about possible longer-term harm caused by toxic heavy metals in the slurry.
KOLONTAR, Hungary - The mighty Danube apparently absorbed Hungary's massive red sludge spill with little immediate damage Friday but laboratory tests heightened concerns about possible longer-term harm caused by toxic heavy metals in the slurry.
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