Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Coal-Ash-Disposal-Site-in-China-27MZIFI5X607.htmlConceptually similarCoal Ash Pollution in ChinaGP026IMCompleted★★★★Coal Ash Polluted Soil in ChinaGP026ICCompleted★★★★Coal Ash Polluted Soil in ChinaGP026IDCompleted★★★★Coal Ash Pollution in ChinaGP026INCompleted★★★★Coal Ash Polluted Soil in ChinaGP026IBCompleted★★★★Shuimotou Village in ChinaGP026JOCompleted★★★★Coal Ash Disposal Site in ChinaGP026IHCompleted★★★★Coal Ash Disposal Site in ChinaGP026IKCompleted★★★★Coal Ash Disposal Site in ChinaGP026IICompleted★★★★View AllGP026IJCoal Ash Disposal Site in ChinaA worker rubs his eyes while coal Ash chokes the sky above a coal ash dam owned by the Shentou Number 2 Power Plant, in Shuimotou village, Shuozhou, Shanxi province. With even the lightest wind, the tiny particles take flight, blotting out the sky like a thick sandstorm of ash. This is also highly hazardous to people, as the fine particles are easily inhaled. Lu Youlong, who works nearby, told us that contaminated water has seeped from the ash dam into village fish ponds, killing all the fish. They’ll never be able to raise fish again, he said. Many fields have also developed puddles of alkaline water, making it impossible to grow crops.Locations:Asia-China-ShanxiDate:16 Jun, 2010Credit:© Zhao Gang / GreenpeaceMaximum size:2800px X 1867pxKeywords:Air pollution-Climate (campaign title)-Coal-Day-Health-KWCI (GPI)-Land pollution-Men-One person-Outdoors-Toxics (campaign title)-Waste disposal-WindyShoot: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)