Accidents Waiting to Happen—The Toxic Threats to Our Rivers, Lakes, and Streams
Published on by Frani Halperin, Executive Producer at H2O Media, Ltd

Taxonomy
- Public Health
- Research
- Environment
- Water Supply
2 Comments
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The need for minerals and their environmental pollution impact is not confined to particular countries, communities or even political persuasions. Look backwards looking for root causes is helpful to avoid future problems such as underfunding safety issues, and/or recognising blatant profiteering. But many times the historic legacy occurred over such a long time period, that it is perhaps better to acknowledge that as the minerals have been mined (and those profits long since spent), we are where we are. It then becomes a matter for communities/governments of how to act (or not) as the case may be, using the science that's now available, and prioritising safety and clean-up of potential environmental impacts, given each nation's funding constraints.
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We have hundreds of dams ready to collapse in Brazil. Full of mining wastes. I really do not understand how is possible such facilities to have an environmental licensing. It is a shame.