The river was heavily polluted with untreated sewage, agricultural fertilizer, and toxic chemicals from local mining sites, including cyanide, arsenic, lead, and cadmium. One notable incident occurred on January 30, 2000, when a tailings impoundment at the Baia Mare mine burst, releasing 50 to 100 tons of cyanide and heavy metals into the river. The Săsar, locally known as the "dead river," is unsuitable for bathing, washing, or fishing. The World Health Organization has identified the Baia Mare region as a "health risk hotspot."
The Săsar flows into the Lăpuș, which in turn flows into the Someș, a tributary of the Danube via the Tisza. Pollution in the Săsar thus eventually reaches Romania, Hungary, Serbia, and Bulgaria.
Tributaries
The following rivers are tributaries to the river Săsar:[2]
^"Planul național de management. Sinteza planurilor de management la nivel de bazine/spații hidrografice, anexa 7.1" (PDF, 5.1 MB). Administrația Națională Apele Române. 2010. p. 113.
^ abcAtlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. pp. 85–86. OCLC 895459847. River code: II.1.66.19
săsar, this, article, about, river, northern, romania, village, northern, romania, recea, maramureș, hungarian, zazar, right, tributary, river, lăpuș, maramureș, county, romania, discharges, into, lăpuș, bozânta, mare, southwest, baia, mare, medium, size, rive. This article is about a river in northern Romania For the village Săsar in northern Romania see Recea Maramureș The Săsar Hungarian Zazar is a right tributary of the river Lăpuș in Maramureș County Romania 1 2 It discharges into the Lăpuș in Bozanta Mare southwest of Baia Mare 3 It is a medium size river which flows through the cities of Baia Sprie and Baia Mare Its length is 31 km 19 mi and its basin size is 306 km2 118 sq mi 2 SăsarThe Săsar flowing through Baia MareLocationCountryRomaniaCountiesMaramureș CountyVillagesBaia Sprie Tăuții de Sus Baia Mare SăsarPhysical characteristicsSourceMount Arșița locationGutai Mountains coordinates47 41 28 N 23 48 31 E 47 69111 N 23 80861 E 47 69111 23 80861 elevation1 005 m 3 297 ft MouthLăpuș locationBozanta Mare coordinates47 37 24 N 23 27 33 E 47 62333 N 23 45917 E 47 62333 23 45917 Coordinates 47 37 24 N 23 27 33 E 47 62333 N 23 45917 E 47 62333 23 45917 elevation155 m 509 ft Length31 km 19 mi Basin size306 km2 118 sq mi Basin featuresProgressionLăpuș Someș Tisza Danube Black SeaTributaries rightFirizaThe river was heavily polluted with untreated sewage agricultural fertilizer and toxic chemicals from local mining sites including cyanide arsenic lead and cadmium One notable incident occurred on January 30 2000 when a tailings impoundment at the Baia Mare mine burst releasing 50 to 100 tons of cyanide and heavy metals into the river The Săsar locally known as the dead river is unsuitable for bathing washing or fishing The World Health Organization has identified the Baia Mare region as a health risk hotspot The Săsar flows into the Lăpuș which in turn flows into the Someș a tributary of the Danube via the Tisza Pollution in the Săsar thus eventually reaches Romania Hungary Serbia and Bulgaria Tributaries EditThe following rivers are tributaries to the river Săsar 2 Right Chiuzbaia Firiza Usturoi BorcutReferences Edit Planul național de management Sinteza planurilor de management la nivel de bazine spații hidrografice anexa 7 1 PDF 5 1 MB Administrația Națională Apele Romane 2010 p 113 a b c Atlasul cadastrului apelor din Romania Partea 1 in Romanian Bucharest Ministerul Mediului 1992 pp 85 86 OCLC 895459847 River code II 1 66 19 Sasar jud Maramures e calauza roExternal links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Săsar River United Nations report on cyanide spill from the Baia Mare minePortal Romania This article related to a river in Maramureș County is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Săsar amp oldid 1076508472, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
