Case Study: Hope Mine Site Remediation Project - MYNO Carbon - Biochar Products
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19 Dec, 2024
 Case Study: Hope Mine Site Remediation Project

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Case Study: Hope Mine Site Remediation Project

Protecting local drinking water in Aspen

Hope Mine, a former silver mine near Aspen, CO, contained heavy metals including arsenic, cadmium, lead, and zinc, posing a risk to the local drinking water supply. To address these challenges, biochar was combined with seed mix, compost, and fungi and applied to the impacted soils to stabilize the soil, promote revegetation, and immobilize the metal contaminants.

Results:

Within a year of the biochar amendment application, plant life was successfully reestablished across the treated areas without the need for irrigation and the biochar amendment was effective in sequestering and immobilizing heavy metals, reducing their leaching into the local water system.

Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/soils/hopemine.shtml

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