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Unwanted gift of 100 kg of quicksilver to Kodaikanal [1]

THE issue of mercury leak in the eco-sensitive Pambar Shola forest in Kodaikanal from Hin dustan Lever's thermometer factory was firs brought to notice in 2001 by factory workers and environmental groups.

Publication Date: 
21/06/2010
New Indian Express (Chennai) [2]
Tags:
Pollution [3], Water Pollution [4], River Pollution [5], Industrial Pollution [6], Pambar [7], Hazardous Waste [8], Mercury [9], Industrial Waste [10], Industry [11], State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) [12], National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) [13], Tamil Nadu [14]
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