Sodium cyanide spill in West Midlands canal

Sodium cyanide spill in Walsall canal

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Surface coatings company says that it was the source of the spill

A chemical spill containing sodium cyanide has polluted a canal in Walsall in the West Midlands of the UK. The local council warns that the spill poses a ‘serious risk to health’.