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zinc sulphide

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Noun1.zinc sulphide - a yellow to white crystalline fluorescent compound that occurs naturally as sphalerite or wurtzite and is used as a luminous pigment
sulfide, sulphide - a compound of sulphur and some other element that is more electropositive


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German-owned Jambo carrying 3,300 tones of zinc sulphide, ran aground last June.
Now environment campaigners fear a major disaster as the submerged ship begins to rot, releasing deadly zinc sulphide into the sea.
An exclusion zone was set up as teams began pumping zinc sulphide from the stricken vessel, which is lying in 60 feet of water.
 
 
 
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