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Study reveals metal mining pollution could affect over 23 million people

A study published in Science on Thursday revealed that potentially dangerous concentrations of toxic waste from metals mining affect around 23 million people globally.

Isabeau van Halm
Study reveals metal mining pollution could affect over 23 million people

Researchers mapped 185,000 mines to understand the environmental and health challenges associated with metal mining and calculated how far contaminated sediment from the mining sites travels across rivers...

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