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Fish remain high in selenium long after mountaintop coal mines close

2025-05-27

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Mountaintop removal (MTR) coal mining generates large volumes of waste rock. Weathering of this waste rock releases selenium, which can bioaccumulate to levels that can harm, and even extirpate, downstream fish communities. This is well demonstrated in ecosystems impacted by active MTR operations; however, less is known about the long-term impacts after coal mines close. Here we show that MTR coal mines still pres...

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DOI: 10.1101/2025.05.22.655156

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