Gravel mining in the Lubha River, Northeast Bangladesh. (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

Gravel mining in the Lubha River, Northeast Bangladesh.

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A new study led by Illinois researchers documents environmental and societal outcomes of sediment mining and offers recommendations to minimize its burden on the land and the people who live there.

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