Rio Tinto, Spain

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The Rio Tinto is an extremely acidic river in southern Spain. Enduring over 5000 years of mining activity, the river is full of heavy metals. Surprisingly, phylogenetic studies show the diversity of eukaryotes to be much greater than that of prokaryotes.

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Date Of Record Release	2010-10-14 13:39:33
Description	The Rio Tinto is an extremely acidic river in southern Spain. Enduring over 5000 years of mining activity, the river is full of heavy metals. Surprisingly, phylogenetic studies show the diversity of eukaryotes to be much greater than that of prokaryotes.
Classification	Natural Resources Management -- Oceans and Waterways Education and Training Resources -- All Levels Education and Training Resources -- Texts, Manuals, Other Media -- Earth and Water
Resource Type	Case Study Classroom Activity Curriculum Lab Activity Lesson Plan
Format	Text
Subject	Rivers Teaching--Aids and devices Education--Curricula
Source	Microbial Life
Keyword	Rivers
Selector	Selection Committee
Date Of Record Creation	2010-10-14 13:31:15
Education Level	College Technician/Professional/Faculty K - 12 College (13 - 14) College (15 - 16)
Date Last Modified	2010-10-18 21:06:44
Language	English

Date Record Checked: 2010-10-14 00:00:00 (W3C-DTF)

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