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Three young girls stand on hot-water pipes in Zapolyarny, a nickel-processing town in Russia's Arctic. Sulphur dioxide emitted from the factory has killed vegetation, polluted ground water and causes asthma, especially among children. /Felix Features
Justin Jin/Panos Pictures /Felix Features 20 May 2010
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