Mining pollution. Sludge flowing from a pipe. Water has been used to extract copper from the rocks of a copper mine, forming this sludge as a waste pr

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Mining pollution. Sludge flowing from a pipe. Water has been used to extract copper from the rocks of a copper mine, forming this sludge as a waste product. Photographed in Chile.

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Photo credit: © DAVID NUNUK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: american, chilean, copper, environment, environmental, leaching, mining, pipe, polluted, polluting, pollution, product, sludge, south, waste, water