Water from a nearby tailings pond leaks into the local water supply near the Vale mining operations in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.

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View of the polluted wetland surrounding a leaking tailings pond. Sudbury near the Vale Mining operations. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. New growth struggles to survive in this barren wasteland devastated by acid rain and clear cut logging in the 19th and 20th centuries. Acid rain was caused by the emergence of mining processes beginning in the early 20th century.

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Size: 4935px × 3728px
Location: Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.
Photo credit: © James Hackland / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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