page_title: Kodaikanal mercury poisoning
hierarchical_section_title: Kodaikanal mercury poisoning
caption_attribution_description: English: Kodaikanal Lake
context_page_description: Kodaikanal mercury poisoning is a proven case of mercury contamination at the hill station of Kodaikanal by Hindustan Unilever in the process of making mercury thermometers for export around the world. The exposé of the environmental abuse led to the closure of the factory in 2001 and opened up a series of issues in India such as corporate liability, corporate accountability and corporate negligence.
context_section_description: Kodaikanal mercury poisoning is a proven case of mercury contamination at the hill station of Kodaikanal by Hindustan Unilever in the process of making mercury thermometers for export around the world. The exposé of the environmental abuse led to the closure of the factory in 2001 and opened up a series of issues in India such as corporate liability, corporate accountability and corporate negligence.
caption: Kodaikanal Lake, the most popular tourist attraction in South India, is also contaminated[1]
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