Location:
Duesseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Post Date:
Aug 12, 2022 7:40 AM
TAG ID:
dpaphotosfive959166
(RM)
Credit:
Federico Gambarini/dpa/picture-alliance/Newscom
Format:
7355 x 4903 Color JPEG
Photographer:
Federico Gambarini
Keywords:
Pollution, Demonstrations, Nicotine, Water, Groundwater
Release Status:
No Model Release, No Property Release
Caption:
12 August 2022, North Rhine-Westphalia, Duesseldorf: Cigarette butts piled up in a plastic column. The environmental organization "RhineCleanUp" wants to collect discarded cigarettes during "butt week" and display them in a butt column. Scientific studies have shown that one discarded cigarette can contaminate around 40 liters of groundwater. Photo: Federico Gambarini/dpa