POISON WATER: BBC DOCUMENTARY TO TELL THE STORY OF ONE OF BRITAIN'S WORST MASS POISONINGS

POISON WATER: BBC DOCUMENTARY TO TELL THE STORY OF ONE OF BRITAIN'S WORST MASS POISONINGS

Poison Water (w/t) is a documentary co-production between Button Down and Keo Films, which tells the true story of one of Britain’s worst mass poisonings.On a summer afternoon in North Cornwall, 1988, 20 tonnes of aluminium sulphate were accidentally poured into the drinking water supply. An estimated 20,000 homes were served a toxic cocktail with aluminium levels up to 3,000 times the EU limit. As taps ran black, skin blistered and hair changed…