Microbes Clean Abandoned Mine Pollution | Healing the Red Mo

The coal mining industry in Pennsylvania left behind abandoned coal mines that continue to pollute rivers and streams with acid mine discharge. Penn State professors Jennifer Macalady and Bill Burgos lead an interdisciplinary team researching newly discovered microbes capable of rapid removal of toxic metals in acidic environments. This team, in collaboration with local citizen action groups like the Moshannon Creek Watershed Association, measure and design new treatment systems in order to bring life back to the polluted streams.