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Who is responsible for the pollution of whitewood creek?
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Homestake Mine and the Town
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What is the pollution of WW Creek? from the mine and the town
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MINE: Cyanide, Mercury, Arsenic, Zinc....
trace metals- from the bedrock, released when extracting the gold *Suspended solids- sand, most numerous pollutant TOWN: municipal sewage....ammonia and organic matter |
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who begins enforcement?
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state, EPA, Fish and Game
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how is it fixed?
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Eliminate Mercury (Hg)- stopped using it
Cyanide- they found bacteria that metabolizes the CO2 Suspended solids- they created tailing ponds and used filtration (tailings = waste) |
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Who pays for the fix?
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The Mine- the price of gold increased due to inflation, os the mine was making lots of money
The govt- Clean water Act , they gave stipend for keepinghte waters clean |
