How Can Hungary Clean Up the Sludge?

Another terrible story of an environmental disaster. A waste containment reservoir at an alumina plant in Hungary gave way, spilling a toxic red sludge into several villages and the Danube River. Crews are physically removing the sludge, but what are the long term effects of the contamination, especially since the material is now in the water table? Others are calling for aerogels as a remediation method, but the products aren't quite ready to be rolled out. Some are advising the building of a landfill to contain the sludge and the damaged topsoil, but what are the ramifications of that?

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