![TIL of Lake Karachay, a lake in Russia that was used as a radioactive waste dump, and has been described as the most polluted place on the planet. Standing on the shore TIL of Lake Karachay, a lake in Russia that was used as a radioactive waste dump, and has been described as the most polluted place on the planet. Standing on the shore](http://i.imgur.com/q4kBeJN.jpg)
TIL of Lake Karachay, a lake in Russia that was used as a radioactive waste dump, and has been described as the most polluted place on the planet. Standing on the shore
![TIL that Lake Karachay, in Russia, is so polluted with nuclear waste that just standing on the shore would give you a lethal dose of radiation in an hour. : r/todayilearned TIL that Lake Karachay, in Russia, is so polluted with nuclear waste that just standing on the shore would give you a lethal dose of radiation in an hour. : r/todayilearned](https://www.unbelievable-facts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Lake-Karachay-2-1.jpg)
TIL that Lake Karachay, in Russia, is so polluted with nuclear waste that just standing on the shore would give you a lethal dose of radiation in an hour. : r/todayilearned
![Is this the most polluted place on Earth? The Russian lake where an hour on the beach would kill you | Daily Mail Online Is this the most polluted place on Earth? The Russian lake where an hour on the beach would kill you | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/10/09/article-2215023-156BB7F1000005DC-816_634x426.jpg)
Is this the most polluted place on Earth? The Russian lake where an hour on the beach would kill you | Daily Mail Online
![A Rosatom IMR-2 (apparently unmodified) and a rad-shielded KRAZ offloading concrete filler blocks into what little remains of Lake Karachay, a plutonium factory's highly radioactive waste dumping pool : r/TankPorn A Rosatom IMR-2 (apparently unmodified) and a rad-shielded KRAZ offloading concrete filler blocks into what little remains of Lake Karachay, a plutonium factory's highly radioactive waste dumping pool : r/TankPorn](https://i.redd.it/ppf7amn9o8t31.jpg)