Wittenoom, a former Australian mining city, was officially removed from the maps in 2007. However, three million tons of toxic blue asbestos residues remain piled up in the surrounding gorges, contaminating air and water almost eighty years after they were deposited. More
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Wittenoom, a former Australian mining city, was officially removed from the maps in 2007. However, three million tons of toxic blue asbestos residues remain piled up in the surrounding gorges, contaminating air and water almost eighty years after they were deposited. More