Can a large-scale system of underwater bioreactors work well enough to neutralize the polarized debate between mine advocates and environmentalists? A Babbitt native believes his R&D has some promise. MPR article

(No need to take sides here. Folks probably already know where I stand. I'm just putting this out here to share what some of the deep thinkers are coming up with to try to solve big things.)

The sulfate standard issue is a whole different animal than the sulfide ore mining one. I’m not sure why MPR is muddying the waters by combining the two in the second section of the article. At the end of the article the author conveys Jeff Hanson’s frustration over this common misunderstanding, but it just stops there without any clarification.

BTW, good to see you removed your fake quote tagline, unless it referred to the guy that started the plumbing company.

Edit: Oops. The tagline is back. There must be a space formatting thing on my computer.

You're right. A pretty confusing mix of stories, as I delve deeper. But more power to good science anyway.

And, yes, it was time to cycle back to a better sig line. Too lazy all these years, I guess.

Absolutely. There is no reason not to introduce inexpensive solutions to plausible problems. Manoomin aside, as a link within the article shows, the less sulfate in the water means less potential methylmercury in fish.