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mine tailings — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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mine tailings

Scope: general ecology

Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

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Knowledge graph centered on mine tailings with 46 nodes and 139 connections. Top connected: Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Gothic, Crested Butte, Populus, Populus tremuloides.

Definition

Pulverized waste rock not containing useful ore, typically deposited as slurry or fine dust, often containing toxic metals and chemicals

Related Terms (1)

tailings

Publications (1)

student_paper

A comparative study of plant species diversity on three historic mining sites

2011

mine tailings

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 46 entities)

Definition

Related Terms (1)

Publications (1)

A comparative study of plant species diversity on three historic mining sites

Related Concepts (4)

species diversity index

species evenness

ecological restoration

heavy metal pollution

Frequently Associated Species

Taraxacum officinale

Ligusticum porteri

Aquilegia coerulea

Fragaria virginiana

Artemisia tridentata

Apis mellifera

Veratrum californicum var. californicum

Populus

Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium

Populus tremuloides