The ‘Triangle of Death’ lies in eastern Slovakia, well beyond the horizon of interest of politicians and the wider public. The three chemical plants are responsible for the largest PCB contamination in Europe. Over the years, the tar pits in central Slovakia have morphed into a living mass. Every time it rains more than usual, the toxic water threatens to overtop the bank and inundate the residential part of the village. The contamination originating in the dump site of Bratislava chemical plant Istrochem has spread through the groundwater towards Žitný ostrov, the largest drinking water supply in Central Europe.

Dop / Maxim Kl’ujev , Pavol Matia    Editor / Alexandra Gojdičová , Filip de Pina    Music / Ondřej Mikula (Aid Kid)    Sound / Jakub Jurásek    Writer / Lucia Kašová , Barbora Sliepková , Viera Čákanyová

Completion date / 2026

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