Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Shuimotou-Village-in-China-27MZIFI55YYU.htmlConceptually similarCoal Ash Pollution in ChinaGP026IMCompleted★★★★Coal Ash Polluted Soil in ChinaGP026ICCompleted★★★★Coal Ash Polluted Soil in ChinaGP026IDCompleted★★★★Village Road in ChinaGP026JRCompleted★★★★Coal Ash Pollution in ChinaGP026INCompleted★★★★Coal Ash Polluted Soil in ChinaGP026IBCompleted★★★★Coal Ash Disposal Site in ChinaGP026IJCompleted★★★★★★Coal Ash Disposal Site in ChinaGP026IHCompleted★★★★Coal Ash Disposal Site in ChinaGP026IKCompleted★★★★View AllGP026JOShuimotou Village in ChinaShuimotou village, near the ash disposal site of Shentou Number 2 Power Plant, Shuozhou, Shanxi province. With even the lightest wind, the tiny particles of coal ash take flight, blotting out the sky like a thick sandstorm of ash. This is highly hazardous to people, as the fine particles are easily inhaled. Contaminated water from the disposal site has seeped from the ash dam into village fish ponds, killing all the fish. Many fields have also developed puddles of alkaline water, making it impossible to grow crops.Locations:Asia-China-ShanxiDate:11 Aug, 2010Credit:© Zhao Gang / GreenpeaceMaximum size:2800px X 1867pxKeywords:Climate (campaign title)-Coal-Day-KWCI (GPI)-Land pollution-Outdoors-Toxics (campaign title)-Villages-Water pollutionShoot: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)
