San Francisco Chronicle (6/23, Zito) reports, “The thousands of mine shafts that pockmark the Sierra Nevada and testify to California’s Gold Rush riches have also left a legacy of toxic contamination in some of the state’s popular recreation areas, according to a new study.
Soil tests on a handful of trails near mine mouths in the foothills have revealed extremely high levels of lead, arsenic and asbestos, said researchers at the Sierra Fund, a small environmental advocacy group.” Elizabeth Martin, chief executive of the group, said, “This is the longest neglected environmental problem in California.”
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