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Laurentian University gets $500K to fund mine waste management, forensic research

Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ont., is receiving $500,000 of federal money to contribute to its research into mine waste management and forensics.

Two new facilities expected to be built with new funds, university says

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Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ont., has received more than $500K from the federal government to build two research facilities. (Laurentian University / Facebook)

Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ont., will be receiving $500,000 of federal money to contribute to its research into mine waste management and forensics.

The money comes from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) John R. Evans Leaders Fund.

The university said that one of the projects to be funded will be a new field and lab analysis facility aiming to explore alternative methods of mine waste management.

One of the projects funded by the federal government will help Professor Nadia Mykytczuk of Laurentian University in her mine waste management research. (Ben Aube Radio Canada)

The other project will be an advanced mass spectrometry facility that will help identify selected chemical compounds, such as toxins and their metabolic byproducts in decomposed remains and animal tissues.

51 universities across the country received money from the fund, including Nipissing University in North Bay which received $350,000 for two projects, and Lakehead University in Thunder Bay which received $200,000.

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