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Cement Creek Acid Mine Drainage Mixes with the Waters of Animas River

2007 (approx.)

Detailed Description

Acid mine drainage from Cement Creek (left) mixes with the waters of the Animas River, Colorado (right) in 1996. Chemical reactions in this mixing zone affect the transport of contaminants down the Animas River.

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Public Domain.

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