Abandoned coal mine. Hazardous crushed carbon products abandoned at a disused mine. This form of waste poses serious health and environmental risks as

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Abandoned coal mine. Hazardous crushed carbon products abandoned at a disused mine. This form of waste poses serious health and environmental risks as it often contains highly toxic heavy metals. Photographed near Witbank, Mpumalanga, South Africa.

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Photo credit: © DR NEIL OVERY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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