"striking beaches"

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25 July 2025

A lifeguard controls 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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#12582091

25 July 2025

Tourists visit the white beaches in front of the Solvay SA soda ash plant 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 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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#12582090

25 July 2025

Some people sunbathe on the white beaches in Rosignano, Italy, in a prohibited area. A sign reads ''No swimming or stopping allowed.'' 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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#12582083

25 July 2025

A boy dives into the industrial canal of the Rosignano Solvay 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 town's social fabric includes schools, housing, and public infrastructure that still define much of Rosignano today.

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#12582087

25 July 2025

Children swim and play in the intake industrial canal 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 town's social fabric includes schools, housing, and public infrastructure that still define much of Rosignano today.

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#12582095

25 July 2025

Part of the Solvay chemical plant and the colored water of the industrial canal illustrate the deep and lasting impact of the Solvay chemical plant 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 town's social fabric includes schools, housing, and public infrastructure that still define much of Rosignano today.

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#12582099

25 July 2025

The cooling tower of the Solvay Chemical Plant is seen from the street. 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

The Solvay Chemical Plant is pictured at sunset. 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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#12582102

25 July 2025

A frontal view of the Solvay School complex in Rosignano Solvay, Italy, which houses both elementary and middle school students. The institution is named after the nearby 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 town's social fabric includes schools, housing, and public infrastructure that still define much of Rosignano today.

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#12582103

25 July 2025

A frontal view of the Solvay School complex in Rosignano Solvay, Italy, which houses both elementary and middle school students. The institution is named after the nearby 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 town's social fabric includes schools, housing, and public infrastructure that still define much of Rosignano today.

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#12582105

25 July 2025

The main entrance of the Ernesto Solvay football stadium is pictured in Rosignano Solvay, Italy, on July 22, 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 that still define much of Rosignano today.

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#12582107

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 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 town's social fabric includes schools, housing, and public infrastructure that still define much of Rosignano today.

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#12582108

25 July 2025

The front view of the ''Istituto Professionale Statale E. Solvay,'' a State Vocational Institute named after Ernest Solvay, shows the deep and lasting impact of the Solvay chemical plant 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 town's social fabric includes schools, housing, and public infrastructure that still define much of Rosignano today.

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#12582084

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 chemical plant impacts Rosignano, a coastal town in Tuscany, where industry and environment coexist in a complex balance. The town's white beaches result from 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 define much of Rosignano today.

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#12582086

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 chemical plant impacts Rosignano, a coastal town in Tuscany, where industry and environment coexist in a complex balance. The town's white beaches result from 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 define much of Rosignano today.

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#12582081

25 July 2025

A lifeguard uses the 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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