Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Coal-Ash-Disposal-Site-in-China-27MZIFI57XK2.htmlConceptually similarCoal Ash Disposal Site in ChinaGP026HMCompleted★★★★Coal Ash Disposal Site in ChinaGP026HJCompleted★★★★Coal Ash Disposal Site in ChinaGP026HKCompleted★★★★Coal Ash Disposal Site in ChinaGP026HLCompleted★★★★★★Xuanwei Power Station in ChinaGP026HICompleted★★★★★★Xuanwei Power Station in ChinaGP026HHCompleted★★★★★★Water Well in ChinaGP026HPCompleted★★★★Well Water Samples in ChinaGP026HOCompleted★★★★Coal Ash Disposal Site n ChinaGP026JGCompleted★★★★View AllGP026HNCoal Ash Disposal Site in ChinaA worker at the dry ash disposal site in Hongqiaopu village, about 3km away from the state-owned Xuanwei Power Station in Xuanwei, Yunnan province. Emissions and waste water from the power station have damaged local people’s health. High concentrations of nitrates in the water have been linked to high incidences of cancer in the area. The road between is heavily trafficked with huge trucks carrying coal ash to the dump, at a rate of about two to three trucks per every 10 minutes. The workers have absolutely no protective gear, leaving them in close contact with the hazardous fine particles of coal ash for long hours every day. The impact on their health is huge.Locations:Asia-China-Yunnan ProvinceDate:11 Jul, 2010Credit:© Simon Lim / GreenpeaceMaximum size:1995px X 2800pxKeywords:Air pollution-Climate (campaign title)-Coal-Coal-fired power stations-Day-Helmets-KWCI (GPI)-Land pollution-Manual workers-Men-One person-Outdoors-Pollution-Toxics (campaign title)-Trucks-Waste disposalShoot:Coal Ash Disposal Documentation in ChinaThe threats of coal combustion waste have been vastly underestimated in China due to regulatory loopholes that allow power companies to freely dump toxic coal ash in the environment, according to Greenpeace’s latest report, the True Cost of Coal – An Investigation into Coal Ash in China.Related Collections:Report 'True Cost of Coal: China Coal Ash'Coal Ash Disposal Documentation in China (Photo & Video)