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Tisza River |
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Tisza Riveror Tisa RiverRiver, western Ukraine, eastern Hungary, and northern Serbia. Rising in the Carpathian Mountains of western Ukraine, it flows west, forming a section of the Ukraine-Romania border, then continues southwest across Hungary and into Serbia to empty into the Danube River above Belgrade. It is 619 mi (996 km) long. The Tiszalök Dam (1954) forms the largest reservoir in Hungary. The Tisza is navigable for light-draft boats for about 450 mi (727 km). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In January 2000, cyanide from a Romanian gold mine spilled into the Tisza River, killing nearly all the aquatic life and fouling the drinking water of millions of people. By the time the near-25-foot wave of contamination had reached Hungary, the level of cyanide in the Tisza River was still peaking at 300 times the threshold of the Hungarian "highly polluted" standard. 3] of concentrated cyanide solution and polluted the Hungarian section of the Tisza River through the Szamos catchment area. |
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