Dalin said open disposal of cyanide- contaminated matter into the environment was wrong because cyanide, whose boiling point is only 26 degrees Celsius, could easily evaporate into the air.
“Long-term exposure to hydrogen cyanide can cause myasthenia gravis [muscular weakness]and many villagers around the mine have already shown the symptoms. Exposure to high amounts of cyanide will cause sudden death,” she said. “The government should be on the people’s side and make the gold mine dispose of cyanide in a closed system via international standards,” Dalin said.
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