The mountain is a giant, putrid layer-cake, with dozens of strata of rubbish separated by soil and plastic liners designed to contain the brew of noxious chemicals that would otherwise leach into groundwater.

这座大山犹如一个腐烂的大蛋糕，几十层的垃圾，由土和塑料管隔开，设计塑料管的目的，是为了防止变质中的有毒化学物质浸入地下水。