In addition, the current licence sets zinc levels at nearly 200 times the national water quality guidelines.
The EPA will impose on the company a pollution reduction program which could include upgrades to the mine's water treatment facilities and management of the mine water discharge, including tighter limits for nickel and zinc, for example.
We've seen that impact through initiatives like Scaling Up Nutrition, where low-cost, high-impact health interventions like vitamin A, zinc supplementation and others are helping ensure many children live to see their fifth birthday and continue to grow and thrive.
However, this can be countered through food preparation methods like soaking the grain overnight before milling and by fortifying the food using locally available vitamin C-rich ingredients, such as tamarind or baobab fruit, which significantly increase iron and zinc uptake.
There is always a noisy crowd discussing politics or the fortunes of Nice's football club, either sitting outside on the shady terrace or round the ancient zinc bar.
Yet, while cereals provide about half of the iron intake and up to 75% of zinc intake, the total consumption of these essential minerals is far below international recommendations for child health and development.
Bran is rich in phytates, which inhibit the absorption of iron and zinc in the body.
Since 2000, Clarence Colliery has had more than 65 non-compliance breaches of its licence, including excessive concentrations of zinc, cadmium and manganese in 2012.
