Mountaintop mining pollution has distinct chemical signatures

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 10:36 AM PDT

Three elements commonly found at elevated levels in an Appalachian river polluted by runoff from mountaintop coal mining have distinctive chemistries that can be traced back to their source, according to a new study.

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