The Grim Long-Term Outlook of Bauxite Pollution in Malaysia

The Grim Long-Term Outlook of Bauxite Pollution in Malaysia

Malaysia’s recent boom of poorly-regulated bauxite mining has resulted in what could easily be considered an environmental disaster.  Created during bauxite extraction, red dust laden with heavy metals and radioactive elements is washing into rivers, bogging up fields and blanketing cities with a rust-colored layer of fallen sediment. Already, doctors…