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Volunteer Under Investigation for Cleaning Polluted River Without a License, Faces Two Years in Prison (futurism.com)

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[–] TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.zip 11 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Removing silt can be pretty bad in some cases, heavy metals sink to the bottom and will not cause problems if left undisturbed, if you start removing silt you will make those pollutants bioavailable again.

[–] luciferofastora@feddit.org 6 points 2 hours ago

I wasn't aware of that. I suspect the guy in question didn't either. That's why experts should make those decisions who do know that stuff.