Study Identifies Ways to Limit Arsenic Contamination From Mines
Study Identifies Ways to Limit Arsenic Contamination From Mines by Emma Venarde |December 10, 2020 Study co-author Joshua Fisher (lower right) collecting water samples from treated mine tailings. Photo courtesy Joshua Fisher A new study examines how acidity and climate impact arsenic removal strategies downstream of the Porgera Joint Venture gold mine in Papua New Guinea. Published November 11 in Applied Geochemistry, the study focuses specifically on arsenic capture and storage by soil and sediments — a process called sequestration. Mine waste contains arsenic, and if that ars...
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