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Blaine McClesky

Blaine McClesky

Yellowstone’s naturally toxic thermal waters

By: - December 7, 2021

Yellowstone’s thermal waters are more than just hot—they also contain a variety of elements, some of which are potentially toxic!  Arsenic is an example, but the concentrations of this element depend on the style of the thermal feature.  Perhaps paradoxically, acidic thermal features contain much less arsenic than neutral ones. Arsenic is a geogenic, or naturally […]