Le Grand Format : Gardanne, a City Polluted by Red Mud

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In Gardanne, near Aix-en-Provence, two polluting factories dominate the city. In addition, there is a vast shredding and a permanent parade of trucks. Today, the dust from the old red mud remains visible. The discharges have stopped, but decades of pollution have left deep traces in the soil and even under the houses. The mayor is well aware of the pollution of water and air, but he acknowledges that there is no immediate solution to deal with i…