Water Treatment Plant (Hachimantai)

Japan / Iwate / Takizawa / Hachimantai
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Great quantities of acidic (pH 2) drainage comes from this abandoned pyrite ( iron and sulpher) mine. Waters from this mine, closed in 1972, poisoned streams, rivers, and even some of the adjacent ocean. A treatment plant was erected.
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Coordinates:   39°56'17"N   140°56'12"E
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