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Abandoned pipelines could release poisons into North Sea

Decaying oil and gas pipelines left to fall apart in the North Sea could release large volumes of poisons such as mercury, radioactive lead and polonium-210, notorious for its part in the poisoning of Russian defector Alexander Litvinenko, scientists told Watershed Investigations.

MERCURY NORTH SEA OIL AND GAS POLLUTION POLONIUM 210 RADIOACTIVE LEAD
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