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Mining Waste Discharge

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-017451

Acid drainage from mine waste rock, tailings, and mine structures such as pits and underground workings is primarily a function of the mineralogy of the rock material and the availability of water and oxygen.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-017451
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesEPA ACID MINE DRAINAGE PREDICTION EPA 530-R-94-036 NTIS PB94-201829 at http://water.epa.gov/polwaste/nps/upload/amd.pdf
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-017451",
  "term": "Mining Waste Discharge",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Acid drainage from mine waste rock, tailings, and mine structures such as pits and underground workings is primarily a function of the mineralogy of the rock material and the availability of water and oxygen.",
  "references": [
    "EPA ACID MINE DRAINAGE PREDICTION EPA 530-R-94-036 NTIS PB94-201829 at http://water.epa.gov/polwaste/nps/upload/amd.pdf"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/mining-waste-discharge/"
}

Record 17,451 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.