【】View this post on Instagram
我要评论A Russian river near the Arctic Circle seems to have turned blood red, with locals claiming the waste from a nickel plant is to blame. 。
Pictures posted on VKontakte, the Russian equivalent to Facebook, and Instagram appear to show the river Daldykan near the city of Norilsk flowing a bright red color.。
View this post on Instagram 。
An indigenous group linked the river's shade to a nickel-processing factory, Nadezhda Metallurgical Plant, belonging to Norilsk Nikel, the area's most important metals company. 。
Some residents claimed the river is polluted by a discharge from the plant. Others said the color was caused by wastewater mixed with mineral ore leaking from the factory into the river. 。
Thanks for signing up! 。
Tweet may have been deleted。
However, the metals company denied that a leak of industrial waste took place in Norilsk. It added that helicopters are monitoring the area around the river to look for possible environmental hazards. 。 The company even provided a local news agency,Tayga Info。
The company even provided a local news agency,
Tayga Info 。
, with a picture showing the river with normal colors.。
"As far as we know, the color of the river today is not different from its normal state," it said. 。Home to the world's largest heavy metals smelting complex, Norilsk is known to be one of Russia's - and the world's - most polluted places. More than 4 million tons of cadmium, copper, lead, nickel, arsenic, selenium and zinc are released into the air every year. 。Norilsk Nickel is one of Russia's leading producers of non-ferrous and platinum-group metals. 。Norilsk Nickel is one of Russia's leading producers of non-ferrous and platinum-group metals.。相关文章
Pole vaulter claims his penis is not to blame
Following the cringeworthy moment in which pole vaulter Hiroki Ogita's penis grazed the bar and he f2025-04-02
A plea for everyone to stop taking 'Black Mirror' so seriously
There follow mild spoilers for Black MirrorSeason 4. Seriously, haven't you finished it by now?Here'2025-04-02
Cryptocurrency pickup lines will make your Tinder success surge to an all
Allow me to let you in on a little secret that'll make your Tinder matches go weak at the knees. You2025-04-02
Weather and climate disasters cost U.S. a record $306 billion in 2017
A disastrous hurricane season combined with wildfires and other extreme weather events inflicted a r2025-04-02- SINGAPORE -- Getting stuff done at the bank often involves having to waste part of your day standing2025-04-02
Ivanka Trump praised Oprah's Globes speech but people aren't having it
Oprah's utterly outstanding speech at the Golden Globes left many people hoping she'd strongly consi2025-04-02
最新评论