What does leachate mean?

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Water which is percolated through a solid so the constituents are leached out.

To plant vegetation with specifically concentrate certain metals out of the environment into their tissues to be exploited commercially of their extracted metal.

The process by which ionic substances are broken down into simpler substances when an electric current is passed through them.

Extracting metals from waste or ores using microorganisms to oxidise the metals.

To remove something from a material.

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What is phytomining?

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The process by which ionic substances are broken down into simpler substances when an electric current is passed through them.

Extracting metals from waste or ores using microorganisms to oxidise the metals.

Water which is percolated through a solid so the constituents are leached out.

To plant vegetation with specifically concentrate certain metals out of the environment into their tissues to be exploited commercially of their extracted metal.

To remove something from a material.

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What does extraction mean?

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The process by which ionic substances are broken down into simpler substances when an electric current is passed through them.

Water which is percolated through a solid so the constituents are leached out.

Extracting metals from waste or ores using microorganisms to oxidise the metals.

To plant vegetation with specifically concentrate certain metals out of the environment into their tissues to be exploited commercially of their extracted metal.

To remove something from a material.

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What does electrolysis mean?

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Water which is percolated through a solid so the constituents are leached out.

To plant vegetation with specifically concentrate certain metals out of the environment into their tissues to be exploited commercially of their extracted metal.

Extracting metals from waste or ores using microorganisms to oxidise the metals.

The process by which ionic substances are broken down into simpler substances when an electric current is passed through them.

To remove something from a material.

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What is bioleaching?

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Water which is percolated through a solid so the constituents are leached out.

Extracting metals from waste or ores using microorganisms to oxidise the metals.

To remove something from a material.

The process by which ionic substances are broken down into simpler substances when an electric current is passed through them.

To plant vegetation with specifically concentrate certain metals out of the environment into their tissues to be exploited commercially of their extracted metal.

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