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Contributor [1]
Thursday, March 20, 2003 - 02:00
Categories: 
Environment [2]
Issue Number: 
103 [3]
Article-Summary: 

The Deputy Minister of Environmental Affairs, Rejoice Mabudafhasi, will personally hand over a clean-up directive to the management of the Thor Chemicals plant in Cato Ridge. Thor Chemicals is notorious worldwide for giving mercury poisoning to its workers and for widespread mercury contamination of the surrounding land and streams.

Category: 
Land & Environment [4]
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http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/environment/13840 [5]
Country: 
South Africa [6]

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