Basel's Toxic River

Basel's Toxic River. The Birsig river was once nicknamed 'the city's big cloaca' because it carried fecal waste from houses and contributed to the outbreak of…

Location: Birsig River, Basel, Switzerland

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The Birsig river was once nicknamed 'the city's big cloaca' because it carried fecal waste from houses and contributed to the outbreak of cholera and typhus in Basel.

Source: Birsig

Basel's Toxic River — Basel, Canton of Zurich

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