Why Millions of Dollars in Gold End Up in Sewers Every Year – TIME

Why Millions of Dollars in Gold End Up in Sewers Every Year
TIME
In some areas of Ticino in southern Switzerland, where there are several gold refineries, “concentrations of gold in sewage sludge are sufficiently high for recovery to be potentially worthwhile,” the study says. But for the most part, scientists say …
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