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. 2012 Apr 18;7(4):e34716. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034716

Figure 1. The Aznalcóllar mine accident struck one of Europe's most important wetland reserves.

Figure 1

Geographical location of the study area. The area flooded by the mine spill in 1998 is drawn in white colour. The breeding location of white storks is also indicated (square) (A). Six million cubic meters of acidic waste ran down (from North to South) the Guadiamar River, leaving a toxic mud tongue 40 Km long and 400 m wide up to the Doñana World Heritage Site and International Biosphere Reserve (B). Clean-up operations extended for more than a year removing seven million cubic meters of mud and contaminated soils (C). Pictures from panels (B) and (C) are courtesy of Consejería de Medio Ambiente, Junta de Andalucía.