"The organisms in the mine drainage, which live in a pink slick on pools of acidic green water, obtain energy by oxidizing iron and in the process create sulfuric acid and dissolve pyrite to release more iron and sulfur. This self-sustaining process creates the acidic drainage that pollutes creeks and rivers, including those around the researchers' study site, the Richmond Mine at Iron Mountain, Calif. The mine is one of the largest Superfund sites in the country."
LOL, the pollution from the country's largest superfund site is the product of a natural biological processes...bit ironic me thinks. I think I'll go protest the fact that the clean up effort is endangering this community of fascinating extremophiles ;) I think they're cute.
"The organisms in the mine drainage, which live in a pink slick on pools of acidic green water, obtain energy by oxidizing iron and in the process create sulfuric acid and dissolve pyrite to release more iron and sulfur. This self-sustaining process creates the acidic drainage that pollutes creeks and rivers, including those around the researchers' study site, the Richmond Mine at Iron Mountain, Calif. The mine is one of the largest Superfund sites in the country."
LOL, the pollution from the country's largest superfund site is the product of a natural biological processes...bit ironic me thinks. I think I'll go protest the fact that the clean up effort is endangering this community of fascinating extremophiles ;) I think they're cute.