CSU and partners create mine tailings nexus to improve education, industry best practices

(Colorado State University) Colorado State University's Civil and Environmental Engineering Department has entered two new partnerships to prevent mine waste disasters. CSU, Colorado School of Mines, and the University of Arizona will form the Tailings Center of Excellence to develop best practices for sustainable mine waste management and provide the education to uphold them. CSU will collaborate with Georgia Tech, UC Berkeley and the University of Illinois on the Tailings and Industrial Waste Engineering Center (TAILENG) to research safer waste storage systems and offer technical training.
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - Category: Biology Source Type: news