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There are hidden treasures in our sewage sludge

by Levi Sharpe
Apr 8, 2016
Millions of dollars worth of valuable metals end up being flushed down the drain, some coming from our own bodies.
Gold bars.
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An old-school U.S. company lets its sexy side shine

by Mark Garrison
Oct 8, 2015
Industrial giant Alcoa splits in two to grow high-tech aerospace and auto business.
A worker walks among rolls of semi-finished aluminum at the Alcoa aluminum factory in Székesfehérvár, Hungary.
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Mercury: "The quixotic bad boy of the periodic table"

by Marketplace Contributor
Dec 26, 2013
Our journey through the economics of elements checks out mercury.
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