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Catac | Mining dump

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This mining dump is releasing toxic substances, such as heavy metals in high concentrations, to its environment. At the time the photo was taken, an ongoing project had the goal to use nature-based solutions for cleaning the water before it would flow from the dump site to the adjacent pastures.

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on Thursday 7 July 2022 by Martin Mergili
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1323 visits, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 DEED license