Russia's Amur River faces ecological blow from benzene spill

Saturday, December 3, 2005

KHABAROVSK, Russia -- Fishermen are quick to tell yarns about the big catch. But on the banks of the Amur River, the stories anglers lovingly recount are about fish that did not reek of chemicals.

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