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   Nov 28, 2021 · By the early 1980s, all larch trees within 40 miles east of Norilsk were dead. The intensity of Norilsk’s pollution is detectable from space. Satellite instrument readings show that no...

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     How Norilsk, in the Russian Arctic, became one of the most polluted places on Earth

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3. www.nbcnews.com › news › worldHow Norilsk, in the Russian Arctic, became one of the most ...

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   Dec 10, 2021 · Norilsk is grappling with such damage, both as part of a region that is especially vulnerable to climate change and as a city reliant on an industry that has poisoned its land and water.

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4. www.researchgate.net › publication › 320722272_A(PDF) A truly Arctic city: an introduction to the special ...

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   Oct 2, 2017 · This paper aims to contribute to the discussion on Arctic migration and urban sustainability by exploring the case of Norilsk, the first sizeable circumpolar city in the world entirely built on...

5. storymaps.arcgis.com › stories › 483ff918d834464dThe Pollution of Norilsk (2021) - ArcGIS StoryMaps

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   A story map on the current state of one of the most polluted cities in Russia.

6. cod.pressbooks.pub › westernworlddailyreadingsRussian Domain: Urban Geography I – Norilsk (A Resource City)

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   The 24/7 expulsion of gasses, especially sulfur dioxide (SO 2), from smelting centers, where the raw ore is separated by type and away from useless waste material (slag), causes Norilsk to be the world’s most polluted city, when measured by tons of air pollutants per capita.

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7. urbansustainability.seas.umich.edu › wp-contentGreen Cities: An A-to-Z Guide Norilsk, Russia

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   being recognized as one of the world's most polluted cities. At its peak in 1951, Norillag, or the Norilsk Corrective Labor Camp, had 72,500 prisoners. Norillag was tasked not only with mining the deposits but also with all labor-intensive spheres of economic activity: building bridges, roads, and settlements, and even fishing and hunting.

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   Is Norilsk a polluted city?

   • The city of 176,000 has long been recognized by environmentalists —and even by the Russian Federation government —as one of the most polluted places on Earth, because of one business: Norilsk Nickel, the world’s biggest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel and a top producer of platinum, cobalt and copper.

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   What is the story of Norilsk's pollution?

   • The story of Norilsk’s pollution is written in the trees: 5.9 million acres of dead and dying boreal forest downwind from the Norilsk Nickel compound — a scar larger than New Jersey, slashed into the largest forested region on Earth.

   How Norilsk, in the Russian Arctic, became one of the most polluted

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   Is Norilsk a pollution hazard?

   • The story of Norilsk’s pollution is written in the trees. It can be seen in the 5.9 million acres of dead and dying boreal forest downwind from the Norilsk Nickel compound—a scar larger than the size of New Jersey slashed into the largest forested region on Earth.

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   Does Norilsk Nickel control sulfur dioxide air pollution?

   • Norilsk Nickel’s long-running failure to control sulfur dioxide air pollution is a case in point. By law, sulfur dioxide is strictly limited in Russia—the nation’s air quality standard allows only a quarter of the pollution permitted under the standards of the United States or the European Union.

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   What is Norilsk known for?

   • Norilsk in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia is one of the largest arctic cities (over 170,000 people). This area is rich in nickel, copper, palladium and cobalt deposits that have been discovered and started being exploited at the beginning of the 20th century.

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   Why is Norilsk Nickel destroying the environment?

   • But Norilsk Nickel, abetted by a lax government, has undermined its own vision for the future through actions that have spoiled a priceless environment, with implications for the entire planet. The company’s pollution has carved a barren landscape of dead and dying trees out of the taiga, or boreal forest, one of the world’s largest carbon sinks.

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9. ejatlas.org › norilsk-russias-most-polluted-cityNorilsk pollution, Russia - Ej Atlas

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   May 2, 2022 · Norilsk is one of the 10 most polluted cities in the world and "Norilsk Nickel", a big mining and the metallurgical complex, is to blame for that. Description of the conflict case. Norilsk in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia is one of the largest arctic cities (over 170,000 people).