Editing Bauxite (section)

=== Red mud ===
{{Main|Red mud}}
Red mud is a highly [[alkalinity|alkaline]] sludge, with a high pH around 13, that is a byproduct of the [[Bayer process]].<ref name="Morris-2013">{{cite thesis| last=Morris | first=Jason | title=The Vietnamese Bauxite Mining Controversy: the Emergence of a New Oppositional Politics | via=ProQuest | url=https://www.proquest.com/openview/8a1c0a23799a8e21aac0251e164580cd/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750 |publisher=University of California, Berkeley |year=2013 |degree=PhD}}</ref> It contains several compounds such as [[Sodium aluminosilicate|sodium aluminoscilicate]], [[calcium titanate]], monohydrate aluminium, and trihydrate aluminium that do not break down in nature. When improperly stored, red mud can contaminate soil and water, which can result in [[local extinction]] of all life. Red mud was responsible for killing all life in the Marcal River in Hungary after a spill occurred in 2010. When red mud dries, it turns into dust that can cause lung disease, cancer and birth defects.<ref name="Morris-2013" />