13th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest The American Experience
Chevron Questa Mine Superfund Site
This is a flattering photo of the superfund site where mining exposed 328 million tons of acid-generating waste rock and another 100 million tons of tailings. Mining operations and waste disposal contaminated soil, sediment, surface water and ground water.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 07.2015 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2015 |
Photo Location: | Questa, New Mexico, United States of America |
Copyright: | © Rupert Chambers |