It's a reality. The nickel smelting operation in Norilsk, Russia is so polluting that you can mine the topsoil downwind of the smelter feasibly: http://www.nyti

It's a reality. The nickel smelting operation in Norilsk, Russia is so polluting that you can mine the topsoil downwind of the smelter feasibly: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/12/world/europe/12norilsk.html?ref=world http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/12/world/europe/12norilsk.htm...