1.   After the waste entered the Danube on Sunday afternoon, the concentration of cyanide dropped below lethal levels, Serbian officials said.

2.   In interviews with Cambodian media, Environment Minister Mok Mareth has blamed an unnamed government official and port authorities for allowing the waste to enter the country illegally.

3.   In the days before the radiactive waste entered Germany by rail Tuesday, there had been repeated acts of sabotage against the tracks and associated railway equipment.

4.   The radioactive waste entered Germany by rail Tuesday afternoon from France.