Abandoned coal slag heap. View over an abandoned coal slag heap in Witbank, Mpumalanga, South Africa, looking towards the homes of locals living in a

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Abandoned coal slag heap. View over an abandoned coal slag heap in Witbank, Mpumalanga, South Africa, looking towards the homes of locals living in a shanty town next door. Slag heaps like this often contain toxic heavy metals and pose a serious health risk to people living nearby. According to a European Union research team, the area around Witbank is said to have the most polluted air in the world.

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