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October 08, 2009

The most dangerous and toxic lake in the world

Posted in: Amazing,health,History,Interesting,Science

Its not a real like its actually an artificial lake.It’s the Berkeley Pit, a former open pit copper mine located in Butte, Montana, USA.

The most toxic lake in the world (7 pics)
The most toxic lake in the world (7 pics)
The most toxic lake in the world (7 pics)
The most toxic lake in the world (7 pics)
The most toxic lake in the world (7 pics)
The most toxic lake in the world (7 pics)
The most toxic lake in the world (7 pics)

The pit is laden with heavy metals and dangerous chemicals, including arsenic, cadmium, zinc, and sulfuric acid.

When the pit was closed, the water pumps at the bottom were removed, and groundwater from the surrounding aquifers began to slowly fill the pit which is 270m deep.

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