Danube: Cyanide Spill

This book describes the January 2000 environmental disaster when cyanide-laced wastewater from a Romanian gold mine tailings dam overflowed during flooding. The toxic mixture entered the Tisza River and traveled downstream to the Danube, killing all aquatic life in its path and threatening drinking water supplies across multiple countries. The text examines the causes of the accident and explores the potential for similar mining disasters to occur elsewhere in the world.