The Animus and other tributaries originating in Colorado ran yellow/orange for a century before the mines started shutting down after world war 2, long before the EPA came along, and the people in these watersheds aren’t cancer infested mutants. The mine runoff is low-pH water turbid with clay, various hydrated oxides of iron, and elevated levels of various metals, but it ain’t liquid sarin. People need to get a grip.
-—thanks for a sane assessment of the situation-—
Iron 248,582 Copper 919 Cobalt 10
Aluminum 23,657 Sodium 586 Antimony 8
Calcium 11,365 Barium 244 Nickel 7
Magnesium 6,984 Arsenic 206 Mercury 6
Potassium 5,307 Vanadium 137 Cadmium 4
Lead 4,481 Molybdenum 50 Beryllium 3
Manganese 1,953 Silver 28 Selenium n.d.
Zinc 1,101 Chromium 18 Thallium n.d
Pounds found in water samples taken. Go ahead and drink it.