Final stretch of #Walsall Canal to reopen after chemical spill - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdd2rvppd5do

#WaterPollution #Anochrome

Final stretch of Walsall Canal to reopen after chemical spill

A 12-mile (19km) stretch of the Walsall Canal was contaminated in August after a toxic spill.

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#Walsall canal paths have reopened to the public after the #Anochrome #SodiumCyanide incident, but people are still advised to avoid contact with the water and keep dogs out.

#WaterPollution #IndustrialPollution #EnvironmentalJustice

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2dprp7n2dwo.amp

Walsall canal to reopen after sodium cyanide spill - BBC News

The canal towpath will open two months after 4,000 litres of chemicals leaked into the water.

BBC News

The #Walsall canal #SodiumCyanide spill is a complete ecological disaster, with the CRT now having to consider removing the contaminated water and silt entirely.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/24/cleanup-from-walsall-canal-chemical-spill-could-take-years?

Good news at least the the #EnvironmentAgency will be pursuing #Anochrome for the costs, but in the meantime there's a crowdfunder for the immediate clean up.

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/walsallspill

#WaterPollution #IndustrialPollution

‘It could be months or years’: Walsall canal faces long road back to health after chemical spill

Charity is considering removing some of the water and there is also concern over the sediment on the canal floor

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The CRT has launched a 10K crowdfunding campaign for the cleanup of the #Walsall canal a metal finishing company dumped a load of sodium cyanide into, and I think I speak for everyone when I ask why the fuck is #Anochrome itself not paying this??
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0l840gkre1o

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/walsallspill

Walsall canal charity launches £10k fund to clean up toxic spill

The Canal & River Trust fears the canal's ecology is "devastated" and may take years to recover.

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Watchdog investigates ‘unacceptable’ cyanide spill in Walsall canal

Waterways trust boss calls incident ‘infuriating’ as Environment Agency investigates metal finishing firm

The Guardian