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From: Bioprospecting for acidophilic lipid-rich green microalgae isolated from abandoned mine site water bodies

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Identification of stressed environments from the Abandoned Mines Information System. a) The Abandoned Mines Information System is a dataset maintained by the Ontario Minister of Natural Resources. The dataset identifies 5200 abandoned mine sites across Ontario. The Onakawana site (highlighted by a blue box) was the only identified lignite mine in the province. Additionally, the mine site was abandoned without a closure plan. b) Twelve waterway samples (each identified by a hexagon) were collected in proximity to the Onakawana mine site (triangle).

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