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Baotou toxic lake

tim maughan
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A visit to the artificial lake in Baotou in Inner Mongolia - the dumping ground for radioactive, toxic waste from the city’s rare earth mineral refineries. The byproduct of creating materials used to do everything from make magnets for wind turbines to polishing iPhones to make them nice and shiny. Full story here: http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20150... Watch as Unknown Fields expedition leader Liam Young collects a sample of toxic clay to use in a forthcoming art project... To use this video in a commercial player or in broadcasts, please email licensing@storyful.com ...more
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Baotou toxic lake
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2014Aug 8
A visit to the artificial lake in Baotou in Inner Mongolia - the dumping ground for radioactive, toxic waste from the city’s rare earth mineral refineries. The byproduct of creating materials used to do everything from make magnets for wind turbines to polishing iPhones to make them nice and shiny. Full story here: http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20150... Watch as Unknown Fields expedition leader Liam Young collects a sample of toxic clay to use in a forthcoming art project... To use this video in a commercial player or in broadcasts, please email licensing@storyful.com

tim maughan

410 subscribers