Tanker truck

Before the facility closed, more than 20 tanker trucks a day delivered hydrochloric acid and bases to the site. The huge amounts of toxic saltwater byproduct eventually seeped through the holding ponds causing environmental devastation.

April 22, 2011 4:00 AM PDT

Photo by: James Martin/CNET

| Caption by: James Martin

 

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