water pollution

Lake Karachay

The cause lake Karachay is polluted

The pollution of Lake Karachay is connected to the disposal of nuclear materials from Mayak. Among workers, cancer mortality remains an issue. By one estimate, the river contains 120 million curies of radioactive waste.

Size of the population and the health impact on the people and wildlife

Today, the Lake Karachay and its surrounding habitats are almost completely uninhabited. Of the fish and other aquatic species that survive there, all are considered to carry high levels of lethal radiation.

How to clean up the pollution

It is almost impossible to clean up the pollution in this lake since even standing by it for about an hour will cause you severe issues and might even cause you death.