Yukon researchers using ethanol with molasses and bacteria to clean mine contaminated water

In Canada, researchers at the Yukon Research Centre are doing pilot tests on contaminated water coming from the Silver King mine in the Keno District using a mixture of molasses and ethanol to clean it up. The high sugar content feeds sulfate reducing bacteria that eat at the metals to help bring them back to a solid state that makes clean up easier. The process is meant to eventually replace lime that is currently used to clean up contaminated water.