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In the past it was a swamped karst chasm, and today it is one of the most polluted bodies of water on the planet known as the “Black Hole.”

The lake is located between Nizhny Novgorod and Dzerzhinsk, on the outskirts of Dzerzhinsk eastern industrial zone (coordinates 56.2635788 43.6624149, Google Maps location). The lake is surrounded by barbed wire with banning-warning labels. Photos by Lana Sator

According to unofficial data the lake contains about three hundred thousand cubic meters of various hazardous substances. Staying near the lake is dangerous to health. In the heat the concentration of phenol near the dump exceeds the norm by a thousand times.

Currently, different plans to rehabilitate the place are being developed.

Tags: Dzerzhinsk city · Nizhegorodskaya oblast

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