Which consequence results when concentrated sulfuric acid leaching accelerates in sulfide ore tailings?

💡 Explanation

Elevated dissolved metal runoff occurs because acid leaching mobilizes heavy metals via ion exchange within the tailings. The accelerating leaching process directly generates such mobilized wastes, rather than reduced contamination, because reactions increase rather than abate.

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