Microbes can ‘mine’ metals from toxic waste — while fighting climate change: study

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Microbes can ‘mine’ metals from toxic waste — while fighting climate change: study

Tiny organisms could help solve the massive pollution caused by mining. Growing microbes on toxic mine waste could help companies capture pollutants while meeting the rising demand for critical minerals, a new study has found. The paper, published on Thursday in PLOS Biology, delves deeper into the practice known as bioleaching, or the use of living organisms…

Using microbes to get more out of mining waste

Researchers have developed a new mining technique which uses microbes to recover metals and store carbon in the waste produced by mining. Adopting this technique of reusing mining waste, called tailings, could transform the mining industry and create a greener and more sustainable future.

Microbes can ‘mine’ metals from toxic waste — while fighting climate change: study

Tiny organisms could help solve the massive pollution caused by mining. Growing microbes on toxic mine waste could help companies capture pollutants while meeting the rising demand for critical minerals, a new study has found. The paper, published on Thursday in PLOS Biology, delves deeper into the practice known as bioleaching, or the use of living organisms…

The Microbiology of Metal Mine Waste: Bioremediation Applications and Implications for Planetary Health

Mine wastes pollute the environment with metals and metalloids in toxic concentrations, causing problems for humans and wildlife. Microorganisms colonize and inhabit mine wastes, and can influence the environmental mobility of metals through metabolic ...

The environmental impact of mine wastes — Roles of microorganisms and their significance in treatment of mine wastes

Mine wastes have been generated for several centuries, and mining activity has accelerated significantly during the 20th century. The mine wastes cons…