TOPIC 12: Mercury poisoning: Siberia
Notes Taken
1.1,500 tonnes of mercury seep into soil and local rivers.
2.Cleaning up may take 1,000 years to complete.
3.It may turns dangerous when mercury starts to evaporate.
4.It will affect nervous system and is a problem for pregnant women and newborn babies.
5.Residents are eating fish,which absorbed high level of toxic mercury.
6.In the long run,they may die from mercury poisoning.
7.Mercury is still present in the air,after 4 years.
Conclusion
1,500 tonnes of mercury seeped into the soil and local rivers.It's so serious that cleaning up may take 1000 years and mercury is still present 4 years after the incident.Mercury will evaporate when the temperature is above 30 and may be dangerous.It will affect nervous system and is a problem for pregnant women and newborn babies.Fishes in the river,had absorbed the mercury and resident eating them may die from mercury poisoning in the long run.
It is to pollute the environment.But it will take a long time to try to clean up the mess.
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