page_title: Karabash, Chelyabinsk Oblast
section_title: Economy and ecology
hierarchical_section_title: Karabash, Chelyabinsk Oblast / Economy and ecology
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Медеплавильный завод
context_page_description: Karabash is a town in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located 90 kilometers northwest of Chelyabinsk. Population: 13,152; 15,942; 17,006.
context_section_description: A copper smelting plant is situated in the town, and its toxic waste has created extremely large amounts of pollution and serious health problems for the inhabitants.
caption: Copper smelting plant in Karabash
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