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Metal Mining Contamination on Floodplains
March 8 , 2024
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- Recent studies estimates that approximately 23 million people worldwide live on floodplains contaminated by toxic waste from metal mining activity.
- It includes contamination from active and inactive metal mining sites, including tailings storage facilities.
- The contamination affects around 479,200 kilometers of river channels.
- And it covers 164,000 square kilometers of floodplains globally.
- These areas support 5.72 million livestock.
- And they encompass over 65,000 square kilometers of irrigated land.
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