Xiaoshan Linjiang WWTP

A sign outside the Xiaoshan Linjiang waste water treatment plant, located within the Linjiang industrial zone. A black swirl of wastewater originating from this plant is being discharged along the bank of the Qiantang River. Effluent from the Linjiang WWTP contains various toxic chemicals including carcinogens.

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Shoot:

Life Inside Zhejiang's Industrial Zones

The textile industry is an outstanding source of pollution in coastal Zhejiang Province which assumes more than a third of China’s dying and printing capacity and houses suppliers of global fashion brands such as Levi’s and Calvin Klein.

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Unique identifier: GP04DHW

Type: Image

Shoot date: 28/05/2012

Locations: China, Hangzhou, Linjiang industrial zone, Xiaoshan, Zhejiang

Size: 5760px × 3840px 13.17 MB

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)