Re: ignorant press by environmental group

[Kai Kaletsch <info@eic.nu>]

Might be a fine point:



I think the current preferred method in the US is to use baking soda (or

similar alkaline) rather than acid. Its supposed to be easier on ground

water.



http://www.sea-us.org.au/pdfs/tmw00/TMW00-Oz-USA.pdf seems to give a good

review.



Kai Kaletsch

http://www.eic.nu



----- Original Message -----

From: "Thomas J Savin" <tjsav@LYCOS.COM>

To: <radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu>

Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 6:55 AM

Subject: ignorant press by environmental group





> I did not know that the US was not an industrial nation!  Norm :)(no

offense intended at all)please take note how some environmentalist have zero

idea of the real world and how the press just wants to make news without

researching it. Below is a recent example - the US has four facilities using

this procedure.

>

> Australian Conservation Foundation spokesman Dave Sweeney said the

> technique used at the mine, known as in situ leach or ISL and involving

> pumping acid underground, was not approved in any other of the major

> industrialized nations and had in the past caused serious pollution in

eastern Europe.

> ---

> Tom Savin

>





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