Caption
Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, renaturalisation of the Emscher in the Holtener Bruch. OQ Chemicals plant Ruhrchemie on the right. The currently straightened Emscher (right) is given curves again and can meander through its new floodplain (left) . The ecological conversion of the Emscher system consists of the construction of a centralised wastewater treatment system in the Ruhr area, the construction of sewers and the renaturation of the Emscher and its tributaries. Following the construction of a parallel sewer, the Emscher has been completely free of sewage since January 2022. The river was previously an open, above-ground combined sewer with rainwater and wastewater, Europe
Date
Jul 20, 2023
Credit line
Photo12/imageBROKER/Rupert Oberhäuser
Reference
BRK25C61_257
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NA
Property release
No
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Rights managed
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128,1Mb (9,3Mb) / 27,3in x 18,2in / 8192 x 5464 (300dpi)