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Book Summary
About the Book : Heavy Metal : How a Global Corporation Poisoned Kodaikanal
The ultimate investigative account of a global corporations hand in the
unchecked mercury poisoning of one of Indias most biodiverse regions which
affected over six hundred people and caused irrevocable damage to the ecosystem.
In March 2001, the discovery of a massive quantity of mercury waste from a local
scrapyard in the middle of Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, led to a disturbing
revelation. The Hindustan Unilever (HUL) thermometer plant, shipped from New
York to this pristine hill station in 1983, had been pumping mercury vapours
into the atmosphere and flouting protocols for toxic waste
ISBN-13
9789390742660
Language
English
Binding
Hard Bound
Publisher
Macmillan
Publishing Date
2023-02-10
Product Edition
1
Total Pages
288
Heavy Metal : How A Global Corporation Poisoned Kodaikanal
About the Book : Heavy Metal : How a Global Corporation Poisoned Kodaikanal
The ultimate investigative account of a global corporations hand in the
unchecked mercury poisoning of one of Indias most biodiverse regions which
affected over six hundred people and caused irrevocable damage to the ecosystem.
In March 2001, the discovery of a massive quantity of mercury waste from a local
scrapyard in the middle of Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, led to a disturbing
revelation. The Hindustan Unilever (HUL) thermometer plant, shipped from New
York to this pristine hill station in 1983, had been pumping mercury vapours
into the atmosphere and flouting protocols for toxic waste