Second Place Katalin Darnay Világgazdaság "The red mud catastrophe in Hungary"
Third Place Preston Gannaway The Virginian-Pilot "Field to Feast"
Director's Choice Joel Sartore National Geographic Magazine "Great Migrations"
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For 120 years the industry has been unable to deal with the by-product of the alumina production, the red mud. The main problem is the highly alkaline pH: it is ten times as strong as raw bleach.