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The Berkeley Pit in Butte, Mont., USA (IMAGE)
Surface waters that drain this area contain heavy metal contaminated mineral nanoparticles. Such environmental nanoparticles contribute to the transport of these metals up to 500 km downstream.
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Analysis of potential Butte Superfund repository sites expected
the four finalists remain a site at Shields Avenue owned by Montana Resources, certain sections of the Kelley Mine Yard, the Butte Mine Waste Repository, and the Berkeley Pit. “Right now ...
The Montana Standard1mon
EPA proposes much lower action level for lead in residential soils and interior dust in Butte
Relevant new neighborhoods would be south of the Berkeley Pit and west of the Montana ... in many historical mining communities, such as Butte, Montana,” the NIH observed. In Butte-Silver ...
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This Montana man spends his days shooting at birds that land on a toxic lake to save them from burning inside out
The Berkeley Pit is considered one of the largest ... and toxic water from old underground copper mine shafts in Butte, Montana. Mariano told Insider that he gave himself the title of "Waterfowl ...
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Miners use guns, fireworks to keep birds from landing on toxic lake
An curved arrow pointing right. If migrating birds land on Montana's Berkeley Pit for just a few hours, they die. Now, miners use a rifle, drones, and lasers to scare them away. More from Science ...