"When a pipe carrying a cyanide solution burst at a gold mine in Turkey's eastern Erzincan province earlier this month, it failed to attract widespread media attention. Yet, with 20 cubic meters (706 cubic feet) of toxic solution spilling into the Karasu River, it is a major environmental disaster."

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https://www.dw.com/en/cyanide-spill-in-turkey-highlights-environmental-toll-of-mining/a-62293434