toxic waste

In 2020 she broke the story that barrels of DDT’s toxic waste, last sent to the ocean floor decades ago by its biggest manufacturer, Montrose, were closer to Southern California’s shores than previously thought.

The fund’s 1,534 different holdings mean even catastrophic losses in one sector get diluted across the portfolio like toxic waste in a swimming pool.

But mining the metals requires heavy chemical use that results in toxic waste and has caused several environmental disasters.

Last month, local reports said some 20 people had been hospitalised with respiratory problems as the plant is accused of spewing toxic waste into the sea and air.

Wildlife, water and toxic waste worries have been raised by people living near one of Europe's largest illegal landfill sites as officials look at clean-up options.