Author Archives: swanny

  Hazardous waste and dodgy old marl holes filled with liquid toxicants go hand in hand with this polluted town. Rattlechain lagoon however is not the only hazardous waste liquid dumping site , though there are no similarities between the … Continue reading →

Or (at least some of them do).  🙁  As stated a couple of blog posts ago, I set out to raise certain issues with those standing at the local elections standing in the Great Bridge, and Oldbury wards in Sandwell. … Continue reading →

The obscurity of the location of Rattlechain lagoon was always part of the problem. Set in a post war era as part of a “tipping area” with very few houses around, it may well have made it a “suitable” location … Continue reading →

I am no fan of politicians of any variety. They appear out of hibernation in December before a May election and preach how things will be better if they are elected.   This year locally in the English West Midlands, … Continue reading →

The artist formally known as “the tramp phosphorus” has recently been inspired to take up painting of his surroundings using the wet on wet tip technique. What else can he do after being locked down by the flocculant? The mountainous … Continue reading →

    The notorious Rattlechain lagoon , a local hazardous waste dump with a very murky secret has at last gone national! Why-is-it-so-hard-to-unearth-whats-in-your-backyard_ The ENDS report is a brilliant publication and can be subscribed to HERE.  I must thank Danny … Continue reading →

This is another very weird tale of how to treat a longstanding white phosphorus burn from the early 20th century. The same story appears to have been syndicated in a variety of titles that I have come across, though I … Continue reading →

  Published just a day after the laughable comments of works manager Ian Woodhouse’s statement that there would be an “extremely unlikely event” of a major incident being declared at this Top Tier COMAH site, this Sandwell Evening Mail piece … Continue reading →

Albright and Wilson were a company that revelled in its manufacture of  dangerous chemicals that they attempted to turn into “everyday” household items used by Joe Public. Some early examples of this I have looked at HERE. This laughable exercise … Continue reading →

      Blimey, I thought the pompous self serving councillors at Oldbury had been a one off in their self promotion using a National event , but I was wrong, as it appears that their near neighbours at Rowley … Continue reading →