what environmental issue is associated with mining the rare earth metals that cu
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what environmental issue is associated with mining the rare earth metals that currently go into wind turbines and solar panels?
acid rain resulting from the processing plant's sulfur dioxide emissions
heavy metal groundwater pollution from slag byproducts
radioactive waste byproduct
global warming from carbon dioxide emissions from running processed machinery
a.acid rain resulting from the processing plant's sulfur dioxide emissions
b.heavy metal groundwater pollution from slag byproducts
c.radioactive waste byproduct
d.global warming from carbon dioxide emissions from running processed machinery
Explanation / Answer
B heavy metal groundwater pollution from slag byproducts
All rare earth materials contatin radio active material, when we try to mine and dig back they may mix and pollute large amounths of ground water due to the radioactiveness of the slag.
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