5 places with strange water color due to environmental pollution in the world

The locations mentioned in this article are mostly rivers, lakes or beaches that are incredibly incredible colors.

Strange colors of water in the world

Although impressive colors have created virtual attraction for these locations, most of them are caused by the problem of human pollution .

1. Potash Mine lake near TP. Moab, Utah (USA)

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Lake view from satellites.

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The colors are quite obvious.

Small lakes containing blue electric salt water are the most visible results of the impact of the mining process of underground potassium mines. These colors are created by artificial dyes introduced by humans to help absorb heat and make the evaporation process faster.

2. Hong Kong coast

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Waters in the Hong Kong coast are flooded with pig manure, fertilizer and waste water. These wastes may sound really dirty, but they are a source of nourishment for Noctiluca algae that are capable of bioluminescent like the green anchor lights at night.

3. Berkeley Pit Lake, TP. Butte, Montana (USA).

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Water color shows that the poison is very terrible.

The lake used to be an open-pit copper mine is one of the few places in the world where visitors will have to pay to visit hazardous waste. Exist in acidic water of the lake is a myriad of heavy metals such as copper, iron, arsenic, cadmium and zinc.

4. Hoang Ha River, Lan Chau Province (China)

Picture 5 of 5 places with strange water color due to environmental pollution in the world The river is full of red.

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Infamy is really terrible here.

This river is famous for its terrible pollution in China. This river in Lanzhou province is like a chameleon when it can change color depending on the type of waste or artificial dye discharged on this river every day.

5. Lake Erie, Michigan state (USA)

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Tourists need to be very careful to avoid this harmful algae.

Poisonous algae has become a feature of Lake Erie for a long time. This species of algae makes the water in the lake look quite green. They are nourished from nutrients like N and P in silt flow washed out from agricultural lands in Ohio and Indiana states.

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Algae grow at tremendous speed.

As the name suggests, this toxic algae produces a poison called microcystin. This toxin can cause a rash, hives and asthma.

On July 28, 2015, NASA satellites accidentally captured images from above on Lake Erie. Large green patches show extremely fast and strong growth of this toxic algae.