Sewage -- Yes, Poop -- Could Be a Source of Valuable Metals and Critical Elements (IMAGE)

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Sewage -- Yes, Poop -- Could Be a Source of Valuable Metals and Critical Elements

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This image shows microscopic gold-rich and lead-rich particles in a municipal biosolids sample.

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Heather Lowers, USGS Denver Microbeam Laboratory

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