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Coal streaming from the conveyor belts stops, then starts again
3:15
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Recordist's notes
Standing 70metres from these streams of coal one feels the dust and grit in the air. The tree trunks have a black layer on the side facing the mine. Water is sprayed into the coal to to prevent the dust. It has some effect but certainly not 100%.
About the place
Grevenbroich is a town of about 64,779 people in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. OttoAnna lists 29 field recordings from here.
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Sources & credits
- “Grevenbroich, Germany - Coal streaming from the conveyor belts stops, then starts again” by Peter Cusack – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0