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Industrial waste

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English name Industrial waste Open code browser    Diagram icon

EUNIS habitat type code   J6.5 Level   3
Edition   EUNIS Habitat Classification 2012 - a revision of the habitat classification descriptions.

Description ( English )

Heaps, tips and mounds formed as byproducts of industrial activities. Includes slag heaps, mine waste, dumped quarry waste, and mineral wastes resulting from chemical processes.

Source

Hill, M.O., Moss, D. & Davies, C.E. [edited ETC/BD] (2001)

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Classification Code Title Relation type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 J6.5 Industrial waste same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 J6.5 Industrial waste same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 J6.5 Industrial waste same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 J6.5 Industrial waste same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 J6.4 Industrial waste same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 J2.14 Dump sites, landfill sites, slag heaps and other detritus heaps same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 86.42 Slag heaps and other detritus heaps same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 86.42 Slag heaps and other detritus heaps same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 86.42 Slag heaps and other detritus heaps same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 86.42   same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 86.42   same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 86.42   same
CORINE Land Cover 1.3.2. Dump sites n/a
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 9.1.3 Décharge en activité wider
  J Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats Go to key navigator, starting with this habitat    Ancestor
  J6 Waste deposits Go to key navigator, starting with this habitat    Parent
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