Toxic chemicals found in small, furry animals decades after mine closure

The environmental impact of large-scale industrial activity can be felt long after the activity stops. A new study published in the journal ScienceDirect found that, decades after the closure of the Giant Mine on the outskirts of Yellowknife in the Northwest Territory province of Canada, small animals still carried significant amounts of toxic chemicals, such as arsenic, in their fur. While high levels of arsenic had been documented in the soil, plants, and fish near the Giant Mine, scientists had...

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