Roma workers return home after spending the day working the black soot of the black carbon factory in Copsa Mica, one of the most polluted towns in Europe.

The pollution was caused by the two factories in Copsa Mica: Carbosin, the carbon factory, and Sometra, a factory where zinc was smelted. Carbosin closed in 1993 and Sometra was closed in 2009 when the global economic crisis brought on a major down fall in zinc and lead orders.

Children play in streets blackened by unfiltered soot pouring from the black carbon factory in Copsa Mica, one of the most polluted towns in Europe.

The pollution was caused by the two factories in Copsa Mica: Carbosin, the carbon factory, and Sometra, a factory where zinc was smelted. Carbosin closed in 1993 and Sometra was closed in 2009 when the global economic crisis brought on a major down fall in zinc and lead orders.

Workers inside the black carbon factory taking a break from replacing the filters which emit the black carbon onto Copsa Mica, one of the most polluted towns in Europe.

The pollution was caused by the two factories in Copsa Mica: Carbosin, the carbon factory, and Sometra, a factory where zinc was smelted. Carbosin closed in 1993 and Sometra was closed in 2009 when the global economic crisis brought on a major down fall in zinc and lead orders.

There is one bar in Copsa Mica where all of the black carbon factory workers drink. Copsa Mica is one of the most polluted towns in Europe.

The pollution was caused by the two factories in Copsa Mica: Carbosin, the carbon factory, and Sometra, a factory where zinc was smelted. Carbosin closed in 1993 and Sometra was closed in 2009 when the global economic crisis brought on a major down fall in zinc and lead orders.

A man lies in the street drunk. Heavy drinking is common in Copsa Mica, one of the most polluted towns in Europe.

The pollution was caused by the two factories in Copsa Mica: Carbosin, the carbon factory, and Sometra, a factory where zinc was smelted. Carbosin closed in 1993 and Sometra was closed in 2009 when the global economic crisis brought on a major down fall in zinc and lead orders.

The hands of a black carbon worker in Copsa Mica, one of the most polluted towns in Europe.

The pollution was caused by the two factories in Copsa Mica: Carbosin, the carbon factory, and Sometra, a factory where zinc was smelted. Carbosin closed in 1993 and Sometra was closed in 2009 when the global economic crisis brought on a major down fall in zinc and lead orders.

A worker takes a break after a days work in the black carbon factory in Copsa Mica, one of the most polluted towns in Europe.

The pollution was caused by the two factories in Copsa Mica: Carbosin, the carbon factory, and Sometra, a factory where zinc was smelted. Carbosin closed in 1993 and Sometra was closed in 2009 when the global economic crisis brought on a major down fall in zinc and lead orders.

Running water in the black carbon factory in Copsa Mica, one of the most polluted towns in Europe.

The pollution was caused by the two factories in Copsa Mica: Carbosin, the carbon factory, and Sometra, a factory where zinc was smelted. Carbosin closed in 1993 and Sometra was closed in 2009 when the global economic crisis brought on a major down fall in zinc and lead orders.

Workers in the black carbon factory in Copsa Mica shower after a day's work. Copsa Mica is one of the most polluted towns in Europe.

The pollution was caused by the two factories in Copsa Mica: Carbosin, the carbon factory, and Sometra, a factory where zinc was smelted. Carbosin closed in 1993 and Sometra was closed in 2009 when the global economic crisis brought on a major down fall in zinc and lead orders.

An older woman babysits for her daughter while she goes off to work in the black carbon factory in Copsa Mica, one of the most polluted towns in Europe.

The pollution was caused by the two factories in Copsa Mica: Carbosin, the carbon factory, and Sometra, a factory where zinc was smelted. Carbosin closed in 1993 and Sometra was closed in 2009 when the global economic crisis brought on a major down fall in zinc and lead orders.

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