Baia Mare - Coggle Diagram
Small city; North western border of Romania.
Mining; gold, silver,lead,manganese,copper
Australian company and Romanian gov
Cyanide was used for separation operations
287500 cubic meters of effluent containing 115 tonnes of cyanide and heavy metals released into the water course
Aurul mixed with sodium hydrochloride to neutrolize (can be carcinogenic)
Local EPA informed 10 hours later.
800km of waterways affected
Reached 5 countries
1241 tonnes of fish died
Installed cyanide treatment plant and 250000 litre storm rain basin
Few weeks later dike burst releasing 2000 cubic meters heavy metals.
10 years to recover
20cm of snow fell on Baia Mare
Increasing water height by nearly 10.7ft
Seen as a regular risk
Toppped over canals, into Sarsa river
Lapis, sommes and taizir river
Water was based with cyanide and heavy metals