Press release 07/2017 from 15.03.2017 | Last changed: 10.04.2017
"Wounds" have healed – Water quality of mine lakes has good status
… "Wounds" have healed – Water quality of mine lakes has good status Lignite ranks … are usually filled with water or develop into lakes on their own due to rising groundwater and precipitation. Many of these mining lakes have the potential to develop … are often polluted with too much mercury or endocrine disruptive tributyltin compounds. One lake had "poor" status due to excessive nutrient input. Evaluations were …