I have no idea how they're going to even begin cleaning this one up...
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Sludge
I was searching news articles today and found this one about a ecological disaster occurring in Hungary right now. A red sludge reservoir (red sludge is a waste product in aluminum production - it contains heavy metals and is toxic if ingested) has ruptured and spread throughout Kolontar, Hungary. Right now, one million cubic meters of the sludge has spread throughout several villages. I thought these photographs were very powerful in depicting how horrible and unreal this situation is as well as the impact it has had. What amazed me about this disaster is how widespread it is - it's also amazing that the sludge seems to be everywhere and it is TOXIC.
I have no idea how they're going to even begin cleaning this one up...
I have no idea how they're going to even begin cleaning this one up...
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This is scary :( I like that you posted these photos because they illustrate how serious the problem is. Without blunt, alarming photos like this I feel that we Americans would never know the gravity of this disaster. As our generation struggles through environmental problems and disasters such as these I think photography will be one of our strongest allies in communicating severity.
ReplyDeleteoop FYI that was me, Erin Buthman
ReplyDeleteThis is crazy!! I agree with Erin, the photos make it more "real" to me. If I were just reading about it, I would probably think "wow, that's sad" and then move on with my day, but when I see the pictures, it makes me think more about it and how all of those people over there will be affected by this sludge. The picture of the woman covering her mouth had the most impact on me because it is showing her emotion and feeling.
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