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Berkeley Pit Superfund Site

Berkeley Pit in the Silver Bow Creek/ Butte Area Superfund site, Montana. The highly toxic water in the pit is 875 feet deep, with a surface area of 140 acres. The wastewater is pumped to a treatment plant where the copper is precipitated out, and then the water is returned to the pit.

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Berkeley Pit Superfund Site

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Berkeley Pit in the Silver Bow Creek/ Butte Area Superfund site, Montana. The highly toxic water in the pit is 875 feet deep, with a surface area of 140 acres. The wastewater is pumped to a treatment plant where the copper is precipitated out, and then the water is returned to the pit.

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Album / Science Source / CALVIN LARSEN

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2345 x 3592 px | 24.1 MB

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19.9 x 30.4 cm | 7.8 x 12.0 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

AREA • BERKELEY • BOW • CHEMICAL • COPPER • COPPERWORK • CREEK / BUTTE • DISASTER • DRAINAGE • DUMP • ECOLOGICAL • ECOLÓGICO • ENVIRONMENT • ENVIRONMENTAL • FLOODED • FUND • GROUNDWATER • HAZARDOUS • MINE • PIT • POISONOUS • POLLUTANTS • POLLUTED • POLLUTION • SEWAGE • SIEGE • SILVER • SITE • SUPER • SUPERFUND • TOXIC • TOXINS • VENOMOUS • WASTE • WASTEWATER • WATER WASTE • WATER