Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/X-Ray-near-Coal-Fired-Plant-in-China-27MZIFI55XX2.htmlConceptually similarShuimotou Village in ChinaGP026JOCompleted★★★★Village Road in ChinaGP026JRCompleted★★★★Coal 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★★★★Coal Ash Disposal Site in ChinaGP026IJCompleted★★★★★★Coal Ash Disposal Site in ChinaGP026IICompleted★★★★View AllGP026JHX-Ray near Coal-Fired Plant in ChinaA print of a medical X-ray of the lungs near the Shentou Number 2 Power Plant, Shuozhou, Shanxi province. This disposal site does not have any safeguards – not even retaining walls – to protect against coal ash dispersal or leakage. With even the lightest wind, the tiny particles of the 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.Locations:Asia-China-ShanxiDate:10 Sep, 2010Credit:© Zhao Gang / GreenpeaceMaximum size:2800px X 1867pxKeywords:Air pollution-Climate (campaign title)-Coal-Day-Hands-Health-KWCI (GPI)-Land pollution-Outdoors-Silhouettes-Toxics (campaign title)-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)
