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Current Goal: 14500 People by June 1, 2012
Support To-Date: 14247 People (January 15th)
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We need your help. If you want to stop uranium mining in northern Colorado, you must act now. You can start by signing our petition and voicing your opposition to the Weld County commissioners. See the Stop the Mining menu for details. |
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Home  Impacts Hazardous Waste Disposal
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Hazardous Waste Disposal |
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Uranium mining produces both radioactive tailings and contaminated water. Contaminated material in tailings might be spread via natural erosion particularly in the extreme weather conditions characteristic of Weld County. Wastewater from uranium mines is managed using either evaporation ponds, direct application of wastewater to surrounding areas (refered to as a land application), or re-injection of the wastewater into the earth using a deep well injection method. Dried residue from evaporation ponds or mine tailings can be trucked away to a hazardous waste facility. The following sections deal specifically with these hazardous waste disposal issues:
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