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Geology: Cancer causing mine dumps in Krugersdorp, South Africa, part 3

Original post by @jvanman

To get the full scope on this article, see part 1 and part 2 in the links below: Looking at the mine dump situation that is faced in Krugersdorp and other parts of Johannesburg, South Africa, there are various ways that this problem can be addressed. I will only outline three of these methods: 1 Phytoremediation: "Phytoremediation is the direct use of living green plants for in situ, removal, degradation, or containment of contaminants in soils, sludges, sediments, surface water and groundwater." . This method does help to prevent wind, rain or other weathering agents from dislocating dust particles from the mine dumps. Phytoremediation is a low cost, solar energy driven cleanup ...

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