Pollution by junge1
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The Phelps Dodge copper smelter in San Manuel, in the San Pedro River Valley, Arizona. At one time this was the biggest copper mine in the country. Phelps Dodge used to be sneaky about the pollution and only cranked up the emissions during the night and during inclement weather. Someone forgot to lower the emissions output on this otherwise clear morning.
The mine closed in 1999 with the loss of over 2,000 jobs and the more than 500-ft. high stacks were brought down in 2007.
This picture was taken in fall 1984 and later scanned.
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Comments (38)
great foto.
Great image. Good shot!!!
Whoa. Great picture to bring back memories. I remember when Pittsburg's steel mills used to look like that years and years ago. In 1950 my father was driving us through Pittsburg on a trip from Ohio to New York in a 1941 Ford...the condenser on the distributor died and so did the car. Black soot fell on us when we got out of the car in the middle of the city. Glad those years are behind us.
awesome ...
Brilliant work!!
excellent !
I love the color and light on this... Great shot
Fantastic capture!!
Nice picture Sig, glad the standards of today make them stay pretty clean!
Very impressive!! the picture and the pollution!!!
SUPERB!
Great catch of a sad reality... nice work Sig.
Has an ominous beauty about it! Even so despite the job loss I am sure the area is better without it!
Above says it right! A Strange beauty BUT, MY GOD!!!!!! The utter destruction of the planet and peoples health!! Sorry for the jobs but I'm glad it shut! Rob Now everyone will hate me!!!!!!! (Sorry)
wonderful photo!
Excellent capture, Bravo!!!
Stunning capture my friend.
yes, a good reminder that pollution is terrible ! Nice shot !
Yes we lost 25 000 jobs in Mine + 200 000 in forestery ...here in Quebec Canada
Superlative picture. Sorry for the jobs, not for the pollution!
Interesting photo Sig..but a sad reality! :)
Interesting capture! :)
excellent shot .. !
Nice shot!
Extremely interesting!
The job loss was sad, but happy it went down!
Wonderful capture!!! XCellent work my friend!!!!
excellent capture sig...
really stunning and the human side on this,well lets not get into this. in any case a stunning shot brother
gives credence to acid rain. good they removed them from the landscape