A study reveals that while levels of common contaminants are low, other elements are found in high concentrations in waters associated with an abandoned lithium mine.
A new study suggests that lithium ore and mining waste from a historic lithium mine west of Charlotte, North Carolina, are unlikely to pollute nearby waters with common contaminants like arsenic and lead.
However, high levels of other metals — namely, lithium, rubidium, and cesium — do occur in waters associated with the mine.
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