Hungarian citizens faced with the problem of toxic red mud that flooded some areas after holding waste disposal alumina factory collapsed on 4 October.
Environmental experts warn residents to wear masks. For when the mud dries will turn into a cloud of toxic dust that can cause cancer.
According to environmental experts, arsenic and mercury levels are high, which can cause cancer, have been detected in polluted water is toxic waste. And if you get carried away by air, the toxin can enter the human respiratory system.
Zoltan Illes, Hungarian Environment Minister as reported by the Telegraph on Saturday (9/10/2010), recognized that the sludge contains heavy metals that can cause cancer.
Tibor Dobson, chairman of the National Disaster Unit of Hungary also called for residents near the areas affected by mud in order to wear masks.
Due broke wall waste collection alumina plant in the town of Ajka, 165 km west of Budapest is, at least 7 people had died. About 150 people were wounded in the ecological disaster.
Alumina is a synthetic that produces alumininum oxide. Alumina is a colorless element that is used to melt aluminum.
According to CNN, waste red mud as much as 1.1 million cubic yards were flooded three villages. Waste containing heavy metals is deadly if swallowed and can burn the clothes.
Company MAL Hungarian Aluminium Production and Trade, the alumina factory owner, has expressed sorrow to the families of the victims. However MAL insisted that it was innocent in the incident. The company said it has set up a fund of 110 thousand euros for the operation of cleaning the mud.
Due to this flood of toxic mud, three villages were severely damaged. Even according to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, it is impossible to rebuild the homes of residents in the village is considering the severity of damage incurred.
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