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Produced or transformed by human technological or industrial activity; often used of materials, landforms, or soils.
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Industrial ruins, engineered terrain, and landscapes whose geology records human technology.Use for material or environmental features created or substantially altered by technology or industry.
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Technogenic soil covered the abandoned reactor yard in a brittle gray crust.
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