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3 unusual facts about Ajka alumina plant accident


Ajka alumina plant accident

The waste extinguished all life in the Marcal river, and reached the Danube on 7 October, prompting countries located further down the river (Slovakia, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine) to develop emergency plans in response.

Aluminium hydroxide

It is usually stored in large artificial lakes, this is what led to the Ajka alumina plant accident in 2010 in Hungary, killing nine people and injuring 122.

Marcal

In October 2010, the Marcal was contaminated in a chemical spill by red mud and suffered complete loss of aquatic life.



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