A documentary review of Karabash, Russia - a city that has received the status of one of the dirtiest in the world due to the hundred-year operation of a copper smelter. The video shows the consequences of industrial pollution for Sak Elgi, Miass and the ecosystem, as well as the history of development and attempts to modernize production.
- Duration
- 10 min 41 s
- Start
- Chelyabinsk City
- End
- Chelyabinsk City
- Stops
- 1
- Channel author
- НАД ГОРОДАМИ
Timestamps and places
- — Chelyabinsk City (Introduction: Russia's dirtiest cities overview)
- — Dzerzhinsk and Norilsk mentioned as top polluters
- — Aerial flyover of Karabash begins
- — Distance reference: 1700 km from Moscow
- — Karabash slag mountains: source of dust emissions
- — Sak Elga River
- — Miass River and Chelyabinsk
- — Karabash Copper Plant: main Russian copper smelting facility
Route on the map
OVER THE DIRTIEST CITY IN THE WORLD. IS IT GOOD TO LIVE HERE?