Centuries of mining turn saltwater lagoon into reservoir of toxic metals

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Oct 13, 2025, 9:57 am183 ptsTrendingTop
According to a study by the Department of Physics and the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB), the Mar Menor saltwater lagoon in Murcia, Spain, the largest in Europe, contains sediments with levels of lead, arsenic, zinc, mercury, copper, and…

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