Brazil: 18,000 liters of amonia and latex leak in Acre

Posted 27 December 2007 19:35 GMT

Countries	Brazil
Topics	Environment
Languages	Portuguese

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· Brasil: 18.000 litros de amônia e látex vazam no Acre

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Altino Machado [pt] reports on a environmental disaster in Xapuri, Acre-Brazil, when 18,000 liters of ammonia and latex leaked into the environment after a tank in a condom factory collapsed. “The accident happened on Saturday, 22, the 19th anniversary of trade union leader and environmentalist Chico Mendes' murder”.

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