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
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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

20 juil. 2023

Crédit

Photo12/imageBROKER/Rupert Oberhäuser

Notre référence

BRK25C61_257

Model release

NA

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

128,1Mo (9,3Mo) / 69,4cm x 46,3cm / 8192 x 5464 (300dpi)

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