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Hot Waste

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-013476

Refers to materials in the overburden, mining refuse, mine tailings or mining spoils piles that are highly acid producing or difficult to revegetate be-cause of its acid nature. (Grim and Hill 1974)

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-013476
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesUSDA Forest Service Wildland Planning Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-013476",
  "term": "Hot Waste",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Refers to materials in the overburden, mining refuse, mine tailings or mining spoils piles that are highly acid producing or difficult to revegetate be-cause of its acid nature. (Grim and Hill 1974)",
  "references": [
    "USDA Forest Service Wildland Planning Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/hot-waste/"
}

Record 13,476 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.