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**Blackout** · 08-22-2013, 10:29 PM

As a possible result of the mining, Río Tinto is notable for being very acidic (pH 2) and its deep reddish hue is due to iron dissolved in the water. Acid mine drainage from the mines leads to severe environmental problems due to the heavy metal concentrations in the river.

What would happen if someone was to drink the water?

**hisn** · 08-22-2013, 10:34 PM

**hisn** · 08-22-2013, 10:47 PM

**B01AB20** · 08-23-2013, 12:52 AM

Originally Posted by Vampire

What would happen if someone was to drink the water?

it depens on who drinks it... they sell test tubes with water from rio tinto, price 50€

http://www.segundamano.es/huelva/agu...nto/a37928865/

In the Red River teeming multitude of extremophile microorganisms that can help us understand how were the beginnings of life on Earth.
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The Tinto river is in Huelva, in southwestern Spain, and is named after the reddish color of its waters. They are contaminated with all kinds of metals and metal compounds from an environment rich in minerals, especially iron at a concentration of about 20 g / l. Besides its pH is between 1.7 and 2.5 (the lower pH the higher acidity, neutral pH is pH = 7), mainly due to the presence of sulfuric acid. That is, is a very acidic and toxic.

Diatomeas del río Tinto. diatomea... seems a nice woman name

I think they were to rio tinto when they tried to imagine how could be a possible life form in mars.