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They Filled Half the Lake with Mine Waste — But There's Hope

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In the 1970s, Michigan's Torch Lake was so polluted, the fish were growing tumors. 50 years later of clean-up later, parts of this area are still on the Superfund list. So, what will it take to restore Torch Lake — and can we?

???? Special thanks to Michigan Tech for supporting this project! To learn about modern, environmentally-conscious mining techniques and other exciting geoscience careers, you can reach out and connect with their Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences Department: https://www.mtu.edu/geo/

And to learn about rewarding careers in environmental remediation, you can reach out and connect with their Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering Department: https://www.mtu.edu/cege/

For those of y'all who are based in the Torch Lake area, you can check out the Torch Lake Public Action Council here if you'd like to get involved: https://torchlakepac.wordpress.com/

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Additional image credits:
Storyblocks, Getty Images, Copper Country Historical Images, KeweenawTimeTraveler.com, Michigan Tech, United States EPA, Pexels

Key research sources:
Interviews with Dr. Noel Urban, Dr. Nathan Manser
https://semspub.epa.gov/work/05/335943.pdf
https://keweenawhistory.org/harmful-stamp-sands
https://www.michiganseagrant.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/16-714-Metals-in-Torch-Lake-2016-rev3.pdf
https://www.epa.gov/superfund/what-superfund
https://torchlakepac.wordpress.com/newsletters/
https://www.michigan.gov/egle/-/media/Project/Websites/egle/Documents/Programs/WRD/AOC/torch-lake-epa.pdf?rev=ba707f5cc80c4af4b978247f1cebcfa6&hash=1203CFD9AFAFA1815AF85D828B990BCD
https://www.michigan.gov/egle/-/media/Project/Websites/egle/Documents/Programs/WRD/AOC/torch-lake-epa.pdf?rev=ba707f5cc80c4af4b978247f1cebcfa6&hash=1203CFD9AFAFA1815AF85D828B990BCD,
https://www.fda.gov/food/environmental-contaminants-food/mercury-food
https://www.epa.gov/pcbs/learn-about-polychlorinated-biphenyls
https://cege.mtu.edu/urban/documents/An%20Integrated%20Assessment%20of%20Torch%20Lake%20Area%20of%20Concern-Summary_SG2.pdf
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