Monthly Archives: July 2018

West Midlands cyanide dumping#2 The rattlechain cyanide!

  In 1972 the UK was in the grip of a media storm concerning the dumping of highly toxic chemicals- though in reality this had been going on for years in out of sight out of mind former marl holes … Continue reading

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West Midlands Cyanide dumping#1- “the deadly barrels”

Back in the early 1970’s a rash of chemical flytipping became national news- with the most notable cases occurring in areas of The West Midlands. The main chemical of concern was sodium cyanide, probably one of the best known poisons … Continue reading

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