The high levels of thallium were recorded at a monitoring station at the confluence of the Qingni and Jialing rivers. Photo: Getty Images
Pollution in China: thallium leak in Yangtze River linked to zinc smelter
- Pollution was detected at a monitoring station at the intersection of two tributaries of Asia’s longest river
- Chengzhou Zinc Smelter in Cheng county, Gansu province ordered to suspend operations pending a full inquiry
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The high levels of thallium were recorded at a monitoring station at the confluence of the Qingni and Jialing rivers. Photo: Getty Images