"striking beaches"

#12582089

25 July 2025

Three people play on a dead tree at the white beaches in Rosignano Solvay. The Solvay chemical plant has a deep and lasting impact on Rosignano, a coastal town in Tuscany where industry and environment coexist in a complex balance. The town's striking white beaches owe their color to calcium carbonate and other industrial byproducts discharged by the plant into the sea. The town's social fabric includes schools, housing, and public infrastructure that still define much of Rosignano today.

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#12582078

25 July 2025

Many people spend a sunny day at the white beaches in Rosignano Solvay, Italy, sunbathing and swimming in the light blue water, on july 20, 2025. The Solvay chemical plant has a deep and lasting impact on Rosignano, a coastal town in Tuscany, where industry and environment coexist in a complex balance. The town's striking white beaches owe their color to calcium carbonate and other industrial byproducts discharged by the plant into the sea. The town's social fabric includes schools, housing, and public infrastructure built by the plant, which still define much of Rosignano today.

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25 July 2025

Many people spend a sunny day at the white beaches in Rosignano Solvay, Italy, sunbathing and swimming in the light blue water, on july 20, 2025. The Solvay chemical plant has a deep and lasting impact on Rosignano, a coastal town in Tuscany, where industry and environment coexist in a complex balance. The town's striking white beaches owe their color to calcium carbonate and other industrial byproducts discharged by the plant into the sea. The town's social fabric includes schools, housing, and public infrastructure built by the plant, which still define much of Rosignano today.

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25 July 2025

Many people spend a sunny day at the white beaches in Rosignano Solvay, Italy, sunbathing and swimming in the light blue water, on july 20, 2025. The Solvay chemical plant has a deep and lasting impact on Rosignano, a coastal town in Tuscany, where industry and environment coexist in a complex balance. The town's striking white beaches owe their color to calcium carbonate and other industrial byproducts discharged by the plant into the sea. The town's social fabric includes schools, housing, and public infrastructure built by the plant, which still define much of Rosignano today.

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#12582082

25 July 2025

A woman takes pictures with her phone at the white beaches in Rosignano Solvay. The Solvay chemical plant has a deep and lasting impact on Rosignano, a coastal town in Tuscany, where industry and environment coexist in a complex balance. The town's striking white beaches owe their color to calcium carbonate and other industrial byproducts discharged by the plant into the sea. The town's social fabric includes schools, housing, and public infrastructure that still define much of Rosignano today.

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#12582077

25 July 2025

A woman looks at the intake industrial canal of the Solvay chemical plant near the white beaches in Rosignano Solvay. The Solvay chemical plant has a deep and lasting impact on Rosignano, a coastal town in Tuscany where industry and environment coexist in a complex balance. The town's striking white beaches owe their color to calcium carbonate and other industrial byproducts discharged by the plant into the sea. The plant also influences the town's social fabric, building schools, housing, and public infrastructure that still define much of Rosignano today.

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#12582101

25 July 2025

Some t-shirts and hoodies feature a graphic that reads ''Soda Surfer Survivor,'' depicting a skeleton riding a wave with the Solvay chemical plant in the background. This design serves as a darkly ironic tribute to the surreal beauty and environmental controversy of Rosignano's white beaches. The Solvay chemical plant has a deep and lasting impact on Rosignano, a coastal town in Tuscany, where industry and environment coexist in a complex balance. The town's striking white beaches owe their color to calcium carbonate and other industrial byproducts discharged by the plant into the sea. Additionally, the plant influences the town's social fabric by building schools, housing, and public infrastructure that still define much of Rosignano today.

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#12582085

25 July 2025

An industrial intake canal draws in seawater tinged white by calcium carbonate discharge. The channel transports the mineral-laden water from the sea directly to the Solvay plant, highlighting the visible connection between the coastline and the chemical facility. The Solvay industrial plant is visible in the background. The white beaches are visible on the left. The deep and lasting impact of the Solvay chemical plant on Rosignano, a coastal town in Tuscany, Italy, is evident where industry and environment coexist in a complex balance. The town's striking white beaches, whose color results from calcium carbonate and other industrial byproducts discharged by the plant into the sea, and the town's social fabric, including schools, housing, and public infrastructure, still define much of Rosignano today.

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#12582092

25 July 2025

A sign reads ''no swimming or stopping allowed'' as people walk past and some children play in the water just outside the drainage canal pumping industrial effluent from the Solvay soda ash plant onto the white beach in Rosignano Solvay, Italy, on July 21, 2025. The Solvay chemical plant has a deep and lasting impact on Rosignano, a coastal town in Tuscany where industry and environment coexist in a complex balance. The town's striking white beaches, whose color results from calcium carbonate and other industrial byproducts discharged by the plant into the sea, and the town's social fabric, including schools, housing, and public infrastructure, still define much of Rosignano today.

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25 July 2025

A sign reads ''No swimming or stopping allowed'' near the Solvay discharge channel. The Solvay chemical plant has a deep and lasting impact on Rosignano, a coastal town in Tuscany, where industry and environment coexist in a complex balance. The town's striking white beaches owe their color to calcium carbonate and other industrial byproducts discharged by the plant into the sea. The town's social fabric includes schools, housing, and public infrastructure that still define much of Rosignano today.

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25 July 2025

The Solvay chemical plant is seen from the road. The Solvay chemical plant has a deep and lasting impact on Rosignano, a coastal town in Tuscany, where industry and environment coexist in a complex balance. The town's striking white beaches owe their color to calcium carbonate and other industrial byproducts discharged by the plant into the sea. The plant also influences the town's social fabric, building schools, housing, and public infrastructure that still define much of Rosignano today.

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#12582096

25 July 2025

The sign at the entrance of Rosignano Solvay marks the gateway to the village. In the background, the cooling tower of the Solvay Chemical Plant is visible. The Solvay chemical plant has a deep and lasting impact on Rosignano, a coastal town in Tuscany, where industry and environment coexist in a complex balance. The town's striking white beaches owe their color to calcium carbonate and other industrial byproducts discharged by the plant into the sea. The plant also influences the town's social fabric, building schools, housing, and public infrastructure that still define much of Rosignano today.

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25 July 2025

A sign at the entrance of Rosignano Solvay is pictured before the cooling tower of the Solvay Chemical Plant. The Solvay chemical plant has a deep and lasting impact on Rosignano, a coastal town in Tuscany, where industry and environment coexist in a complex balance. The town's striking white beaches result from calcium carbonate and other industrial byproducts discharged by the plant into the sea. The plant also influences the town's social fabric, building schools, housing, and public infrastructure that still define much of Rosignano today.

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#12582098

25 July 2025

A closed industrial gate bears the Solvay logo and the Italian warning ''Vietato l'accesso'' (''No entry''). The Solvay chemical plant has a deep and lasting impact on Rosignano, a coastal town in Tuscany, where industry and environment coexist in a complex balance. The town's striking white beaches owe their color to calcium carbonate and other industrial byproducts discharged by the plant into the sea. The town's social fabric includes schools, housing, and public infrastructure that still define much of Rosignano today.

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#12582104

25 July 2025

A street sign marks ''E. Solvay'' street in Rosignano Solvay, Italy, reflecting the historical and cultural impact of Ernest Solvay, the founder of the nearby chemical plant. The Solvay chemical plant has a deep and lasting impact on Rosignano, a coastal town in Tuscany where industry and environment coexist in a complex balance. The town's striking white beaches result from calcium carbonate and other industrial byproducts discharged by the plant into the sea. The plant also influences the town's social fabric by building schools, housing, and public infrastructure that still define much of Rosignano today.

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25 July 2025

A frontal wide view of the Solvay Cultural Center in Rosignano Solvay. The naming of the center reflects the widespread influence of the Solvay company in the town, where many institutions bear the founder's surname. The deep and lasting impact of the Solvay chemical plant on Rosignano, a coastal town in Tuscany, manifests in the coexistence of industry and environment in a complex balance. The town's striking white beaches owe their color to calcium carbonate and other industrial byproducts discharged by the plant into the sea. The town's social fabric includes schools, housing, and public infrastructure that still define much of Rosignano today.

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