Industrial waste (scoria) from the Huachipato iron industry deposited in the Rocuant wetland in Talcahuano

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Wetlands where historically unprotected from environmental pollution during the past century. Significant advances has been promoted in the last decades in order to preserve these natural landscapes in the urban sorroundings

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Size: 5000px × 3312px
Location: Talcahuano, Chile
Photo credit: © Christian Creixell / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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