Bronze Greta statue is an own goal

Sir, – The University of Winchester commissioned a bronze statue of Greta

Thunberg in recognition of her fight against climate change and saving the environment.

In doing so, they scored a spectacular own goal.

Did their chemistry department not warn them that the smelting process to create bronze is environmentally harmful?

It creates toxic wastewater, slag, and releases toxic metals from copper, silver, iron, cobalt and selenium into the atmosphere. Smelters release gaseous sulphur dioxide which contributes to acid rain which acidifies soil and water.

It is to be hoped that Greta will demand that her statue is thrown into the nearest river/ sea.