Pollutants from Mount Polley breach may have long-term effects
Monday, May 11, 2015 at 12:00AM
El Guapo in Conservation, Environment, Mines, mount polley

Go figure.....

Months after a dam at Mount Polley mine collapsed, releasing more than 25 million cubic metres of tailings and water, a polluted plume of sediments continued to circulate through Quesnel Lake.

Now a study by researchers from two universities and the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans is raising concerns about the long-term impact of that plume, which is still exposing fish, plants and insects to copper, selenium and other metals.

LINK (via: The Globe and Mail)

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