Billowing water vapor emits toxins into the airBillowing water vapor obscures the Gillman Paper Company mill on the North Rive r off the extreme southeastern boundry river, the St. Mary's, which divides Geo rgia from Florida.

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Billowing water vapor emits toxins into the air from a paper mill plant. The main gaseous pollutants hydrogen sulfides, sodium sulfide, methyl mercaptan, sulfur, and chlorine dioxide is reported for chronic, respiratory disorder and irritation to skin, eyes and cardiac problem along with nausea and headache.
Pulp and paper generates the third largest amount of industrial air, water, and land emissions in Canada and the sixth largest in the United States.

Copyright: MELISSA FARLOW
Image Size: 11300x7733 / 55.5MB
Keywords: air pollution, blue sky, industry, lumber and paper industry and production, mills (structures), north river (georgia), paper mill, pulp, pollution, smoke stacks, steam, toxins, water condensation
Contained in galleries: Okefenokee USA_National Geographic magazine_4/1992

Randy Olson, Melissa Farlow Photography