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mine tailings — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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mine tailings

Scope: general ecology

Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 27 entities)

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Knowledge graph centered on mine tailings with 27 nodes and 101 connections. Top connected: Ligusticum porteri, Populus, Artemisia, Populus tremuloides, Apis mellifera.

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

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mine tailings

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 27 entities)

Definition

Related Terms (1)

Publications (1)

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

Related Concepts (3)

species diversity

ecological restoration

heavy metal pollution

Frequently Associated Species

Artemisia tridentata

Populus tremuloides

Taraxacum officinale

Taraxacum

Fragaria virginiana

Heracleum sphondylium ssp. montanum

Fragaria

Artemisia

Populus

Aquilegia