Like in Japan in 1952,now its in Siberia.More than 1,500 tonnes of mercury have been believe to seep trough the ground and pollute the water there.It get worst when the temperature increases and mercury starts to evaporate causing air pollution too.Mercury is an environmental hazard and if it is not treated carefully, will result in severe consequences.The pollution affects the nervous system, and is a problem for pregnant women and newborn babies.It causes headache, respiratory and istentinal disease,hand tremors,personality changes, hallucinations,sleeping difficulty,memory loss and many more.They get into bodies in 2 ways;by the air we breathe in and the fishes that we eat which has already been contaminated.
There is no way that we can stop these problem.The only thing that we can do is wait and see what happen next.Its been 4 years and mercury content is still in the air and water.And the authorities cant even do a proper clean up because of the lag of funds.
I believe that it is already to late to do anything about this problem.In the first place the company handling the mercury should have the responsibility to dispose of the mercury properly.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2062595.stm
