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Let’s open door 2         White phosphorus– or P4- the highly toxic solid responsible for poisoning dozens of birds at Rattlechain lagoon. A banned rat poison and military weapon. The picture above shows a lethal adult human dose … Continue reading →

Let’s open door 1   Albright and Wilson’s 20th Century empire is shown in this 1950’s map of their operations. The Oldbury site saw the deposit of much of its toxic waste moved to rattlechain lagoon. The legacy of pollution … Continue reading →

I used to love advent calendars as a kid. 24 doors to open and what lurks behind each door? Those lucky folks around Trinity Street HQ get a free calendar from the company delivered through their doors, as though they … Continue reading →

  Or so the saying goes. The truth about rattlechain lagoon, its toxic contents, incompetent regulation and subsequent mis-management by Albright and Wilson/Rhodia/Solvay has been revealed on this website. The waste tipped into the site was only licenced from 1978, … Continue reading →

The road to Rattlechain… John’s Lane. A fallen tree a couple of weeks ago, as though cutting off the site even more from civilisation.   This week another obstacle at the barrier gate. This is an epidemic in the rotten … Continue reading →

  Has it really been seventeen years since I first set my eyes on the toxic waste operation at Rattlechain lagoon? I was only looking for some swans, it might have been better if I had never set foot done … Continue reading →

The deserted Rattlechain lagoon gates were wide open, not a soul in sight anywhere, what was going on here?   It wasn’t long before it became obvious that the arriving digger had come to carry out some excavations of the causeway … Continue reading →

In our long term monitoring of Rattlechain lagoon, (formerly known as “mere”), we have noted many a visitor into and out of the site, both animal and human, (and sometimes not quite sure.) We have also noted several licence breaches. … Continue reading →

Just about the single best event of the Blair Government was The Freedom of Information Act 2000. If it wasn’t for this we would certainly be in the dark about a great deal about what has transpired at Rattlechain lagoon, … Continue reading →

  Well Autumn arrived today after one of the driest Septembers on record. A stark contrast to the last 30 days or so. It was blowing a gale this morning around Tividale and the puddles were forming around the John’s … Continue reading →