postmining en · ADJ
Etymology
From post- + mining.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Having previously undergone a period of mining.
Worker bees were collected from hives located in a polluted postmining area in South West Sardinia (Italy) that is also exposed to dust emissions from industrial plants.
2015 July 6, “Honey Bees ( Apis mellifera, L.) as Active Samplers of Airborne Particulate Matter”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI: