S. African president opens 1.6 bln USD zinc mine
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday officially opened a giant zinc mine that boasts of the largest known and undeveloped zinc ore bodies in the world. The Gamsberg Mine, situated near Aggeneys in
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Glencore zinc mine must be shut down, say traditional owners
The McArthur River mine in the Northern Territory – one of the world’s biggest zinc, lead and silver mines – must shut immediately and owner Glencore must cover the clean-up costs, say traditional owners
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Adsorption of Cu (II) and Zn (II) from water by Jatropha curcas L. as biosorbent
<p>The objective of this work was to evaluate the removal of Cu2+ and Zn2+ in water by means of the adsorption process using three biosorbents derived from jatropha biomass (bark, endosperm and endosperm
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High zinc levels found in soil near Ramganga in Moradabad
A study reveals that the zinc levels are 15 times more than the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) standards in the soil samples collected from near river Ramganga at Moradabad, known
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Environmentalists for water-soluble idols
Ganesh Chaturthi is just round the corner and many residents in the city will be keeping Lord Ganesha idols at home for nine days and then finally immerse these in water on the tenth day. Environmentalists
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Guangxi villagers seek government redress for suspected cadmium poisoning
For decades, villagers in a rural area of Guangxi have seen their rice saplings wilt shortly after planting and found soft bones a common ailment. According to court records and interviews, local residents
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Conservationists slam plans to dump mining waste into Norwegian fjord
Norway’s green and unspoilt image is at risk if government agrees to Nordic Mining dumping hundreds of millions of tonnes of waste into a fjord, say campaigners Norway’s image as one of the world’s
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Heavy metals in Hooghly on the rise
Team of scientists finds zinc, lead and mercury in river A group of scientists has found that the level of heavy metals such as zinc, lead and mercury is on the rise in river Hooghly due to the impact
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E-cigarettes 'contain higher levels of certain toxins than regular cigarettes'
E-cigarettes can contain higher amounts of certain toxins than regular cigarettes, according to U.S. scientists. Researchers at the University of South California found vapour emitted by the gadgets contains
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e-waste recycling turns water, soil toxic
Extremely high levels of heavy metals found in samples from Loni and Mandoli Lab testing of soil and water samples from the Loni and Mandoli areas of Delhi reveals high contamination of both with heavy