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Concrete: the most destructive material on Earth

27 mins | Mar 4, 2019
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"Our blue and green world is becoming greyer by the second." After water, concrete is the most widely used substance on the planet. But its benefits mask enormous dangers to the planet, to human health – and to culture itself. Jonathan Watts investigates in the Guardian.

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