Laboratory tests following a mass die-off of fish in the Oder River detected high levels of salinity but no mercury poisoning its waters, as the mystery continued as to what killed tonnes of fish in Central Europe. 9News
Dead fish lie on the banks of the German-Polish border river Oder in Lebus.
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Friday that "huge amounts of chemical waste" were probably dumped intentionally into his country's second-longest river, causing environmental damage so severe it would take years for the waterway to recover.Poland's interior minister said a reward of 1 million zlotys would be paid to anyone who helps track down those responsible for polluting the river.
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