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It Was Thought that a Tailings Pond Contained only Mud: What Is Happening Near Baotou Is in Tens of Thousands of Tons of Thorium.

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Near Baotou in Inner Mongolia, a huge lake of tailings extends over 11.5 km2 without watertight membranes, accumulating 70,000 tonnes of radioactive thorium. This contaminated mud, built without modern safety standards, slowly infiltrates the Yellow River and the groundwaters, creating an insidious environmental disaster. More
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Near Baotou in Inner Mongolia, a huge lake of tailings extends over 11.5 km2 without watertight membranes, accumulating 70,000 tonnes of radioactive thorium. This contaminated mud, built without modern safety standards, slowly infiltrates the Yellow River and the groundwaters, creating an insidious environmental disaster. More

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SciencePost broke the news on Wednesday, August 19, 2026.
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