Natural clean black water of Sekonyer Kanan tributary flowing into muddy water of the main Sekonyer River polluted by illegal gold mining in Borneo

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The light-coloured muddy water of the main Sekonyer River is polluted by mining operations upstream and contains heavy metals including mercury. The cleaner Sekonyer Kanan tributary water is naturally dark coloured because of dissolved organic matter and acids.

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Size: 3540px × 2460px
Location: Tanjung Puting National Park boundary, Central Kalimantan, Borneo Indonesia
Photo credit: © Rosanne Tackaberry / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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