Pollution fears over mink buried after Covid culling in Denmark

Signs of pollution detected at burial sites but no water contamination, says environmental agency

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Mink carcasses that were buried hastily after a mass culling sparked by fears over a mutated coronavirus strain are causing pollution, Denmark's environmental protection agency has said.

The government agency, which published results of a preliminary environmental study, added, however, that there was no risk of drinking water becoming contaminated.