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Baia Mare Cyanide Spill 1/30/2000

Timeline

When it happened

When it happened

January 30th,2000

Cyanide spill occurs at Baia Mare, Romania. Hurts many ocean lives and birds.

What damage did it do ?

What damage did it do ?

The Damage

''More than 1,400 tons of fish have died as a result to the dissaster. Some birds were harmed to.

The Damage

Who was Blamed for this Disaster

A team of miners were mining for gold when it hit a big area full of Cyanide and it exploded then flooded the whole town.

How the lives of people were immediately changed.

Serbia's enironment minister, Branislav Blazic put sighns everywhere saying to not eat the fish in the ocean or drink any of the water.

What is Cyanide

What is Cyanide

Cyanide is...

Cyanide is a highly lethal systematic poison causing rapid death. There are different types of Cyanide. Hydrogen Cyanide (Gas), Potassium and sodium cyanide (solid).

Fun Facts

#1

The spill cost more than 170 million dollars to clean up.

#2

More than 2.5 million people in Hungary had their water contaminated by cyanide.

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#3

Wildlife was impacted by the Baia Mare Cyanide leak. 80% of all aquatic life was destroyed.

#4

When fish are exposed to Cyanide their swimming ability is redused.

#4

#5

Environmental groups are attempting to have cyanide heap-leaching banned as a method to mine for gold.

#6

following the Baia Mare cyanide spill the amount of cyanide in the Somes River was more than 700 times the levels permitted.

Resources

Resource One

Resource One

http://www.toxipedia.org/display/toxipedia/Baia+Mare+Cyanide+Spill

Resource Two

Resource Two

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/health-threat-grows-in-cyanide-spill/

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http://www.softschools.com/facts/manmade_disasters/baia_mare_cyanide_spill_facts/3133/

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