Arizona researchers are continuing their study of the aftermath of last year’s massive mine spill into the Animas and San Juan rivers. They’re now looking for participants from three communities in the Navajo Nation.
Researchers from the University of Arizona and Northern Arizona University began the study last year. As the Farmington Daily Times reports, they are now are looking to create focus groups to study short-term exposure and perception of risk of residents who were impacted by the mine spill.
Researchers are seeking participants from Shiprock and Upper Fruitland in New Mexico, and in Aneth, Utah. Community meetings to explain the study are planned for all the communities.<
Last August, 3 million gallons of tainted wastewater was released from the inactive Gold King Mine in Colorado. The waste polluted rivers in three states and two reservations.
(The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
