Chemicals and Drugs

Solid Waste

Garbage, refuse, or sludge, or other discarded materials from a wastewater treatment plant, water supply treatment plant, and air pollution control facility that include solid, semi-solid, or contained material. It does not include materials dissolved in domestic sewage, irrigation return flows, or industrial discharges.

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Garbage, refuse, or sludge, or other discarded materials from a wastewater treatment plant, water supply treatment plant, and air pollution control facility that include solid, semi-solid, or contained material. It does not include materials dissolved in domestic sewage, irrigation return flows, or industrial discharges.

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3 entry terms
  • Solid Wastes
  • Waste, Solid
  • Wastes, Solid

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4 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings analysis, classification, economics, statistics & numerical data.

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History Note

2013

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  1. D20.944.730w
  2. N06.850w.460.710.730w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Solid Waste. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D062611. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D062611
  2. Solid Waste. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slurry
  3. Solid Waste. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23925154