Kazakh town eliminates mercury threat with WB help

    The World Bank (WB) recently helped contain mercury pollution from a defunct factory 2km from Temirtau, the WB said in an April 30 statement.     Between 1950 and 1997, the carbide factory produced synthetic rubber, using mercury as a catalyst. It discharged more than 1,500 tonnes of mercury into the Nura River.     A...