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Company supplying critical EV metal ‘did not disclose’ Erin Brockovich pollutant in drinking water

c/world · u/HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works · 167 points

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Leaked documents seen by the Guardian suggest a source of drinking water close to a $1bn (£800m) mining project owned by the Indonesia-based Harita Group on remote Obi Island, was contaminated with unsafe levels of hexavalent chromium (Cr6), the cancer-causing chemical more widely known for its role in the Erin Brockovich story and film.

Cr6 can cause liver damage, reproductive problems and developmental harm when ingested or inhaled. Long-term exposure through drinking water has also been linked to stomach cancer. Evidence has shown that Cr6 in drinking water can be a result of industrial processes.

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u/Ledericas@lemm.ee · 1 points

everything except jellyfish, which are blooming all over the world despites whats happening.

u/GreenKnight23@lemmy.world · 3 points

I didn't know what the substance was but I know who Erin is.

I'm not even sure what you're arguing for or against here, do you?

u/HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club · 1 points

That might be true of you, but that likely isn't true for a lot of people. I can see a lot of people blanking out over the chemical that have everyone cancer in that movie.

u/sensiblepuffin@lemmy.funami.tech · 0 points

Yes, I'm aware, I'm just pointing out that you can have watched the movie/followed the story and not known what the substance was.

u/HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club · 8 points

They mentioned her because people probably remember what the chemical did and major settlement from the pollution as to why this chemical release is so important.

u/Wahots@pawb.social · 12 points

They are dumping hexavalent chromium into the ocean too :|

That is going to poison the environment and all sorts of seafood. You do not want to ingest that form of chromium at all.