http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_11952211
Author: Scott Sonner
Date: March 19th 2009
Source: MercuryNwes.com
Summary:
Mining contributes 96% of toxic chemical pollution in Nevada, which is around 222 million pounds. Arsenic, lead, and mercury were the most common and mercury was actually traced in parts of Idaho, the fish have mercury in them.
Response:
This is bad in many ways because it affects so many things. The people of Idaho are being poisoned by the mercury inadvertently because of the mining. Also the mining has to have some effect on the workers. We need a solution to the problem of this mercury contamination. There needs to be better containment of the waste and a safe place to put it away from people. If we limit the effects we can continue mining if we can't then we have to stop the mining.
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