Selenium Project featured in CIM Magazine

Mining Microbiome, Remediation, Copper, Gold, North America,

Date posted: August 7, 2020

BRIMM Researcher Sue Baldwin’s project with Teck and Genome BC to try to reduce selenium in mine tailings by using microbes in water treatment was featured in CIM Magazine – Genome BC and Teck partner with UBC for $400,000 selenium research project.

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