Millions Likely Live in Areas Contaminated by Mining Runoff
Heavy metal contaminants from mining can live in ecosystems for centuries. A new global database shows where the problem is worst.
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Heavy metal contaminants from mining can live in ecosystems for centuries. A new global database shows where the problem is worst.
A groundbreaking study has provided pivotal new insights into the extensive impact of metal mining contamination on rivers and floodplains across the world. The new research, by an international team of researchers including Professor Karen Hudson-Ed
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An estimated 23 million people around the world live on flood-plains contaminated by potentially harmful concentrations of toxic waste from metal-mining activity, according to a study. The research, published recently in the journal Science, provides new insights into the extensive impact of metal mining contamination on rivers and floodplains across the world.
A new study from the University of Lincoln has found that 23 million people globally are affected by contaminated rivers and floodplains.