Making A Difference: A Toxic Beach in Azerbaijan Gets Cleaned Up

Toxic Beach

This summer, when families return to stake out their spot in the sun along the coast of the Caspian sea in Sumgait Azerbaijan, there will be one crucial difference. The beach will no longer be toxic, and they will no longer be exposed to poisons, especially when they indulge in what locals call a solar bath, when they bury themselves in the sand.

But only a few families might notice the difference. Read more here, or in The Pollution Blog.

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