Microbes clean pollution from abandoned mines

The coal mining industry in Pennsylvania left behind a legacy of abandoned mines that continue to pollute rivers and streams with acid mine discharge. Penn State professors Jennifer Macalady and Bill Burgos lead an interdisciplinary team researching newly discovered microbes capable of rapid removal of toxic metals in acidic environments. The researchers believe that a microbial treatment stage can be added to passive treatment systems to improve their efficiency. Penn State students are helping volunteer citizen groups like the Moshannon Creek Watershed Association to map the watershed to identify sources of pollution in need of treatment.
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[@CalmRVRS]

Commendable efforts in repairing the damage done to mother nature.

[@CicadaMania]

This reminds me of the iron bogs of the New Jersey Pinelands. Maybe you can borrow some microbes from Jersey to help out. I wonder if acid-tolerant plants like blueberries, cranberries, junipers, and sheep laurels would do well these areas like they do in Jersey.

[@ben_jammin242]

Follow the arterial line

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Microbial community that aids treatment systems at low pH