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PUTRESCIBLE WASTE [1 record]

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Record 1 1996-05-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
  • Nuclear Waste Materials
OBS

"putrescible": Capable of being decomposed by microorganisms with sufficient rapidity as to cause nuisances from odors, gases, etc. Kitchen wastes, offal, and dead animals are examples of putrescible components of solid waste.

Key term(s)
  • putrescible wastes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
  • Déchets nucléaires
CONT

L'incinération [...] offre bien souvent [...] le meilleur rendement du point de vue de la réduction de volume; elle s'applique à une large gamme de matériaux, elle est, entre autre, particulièrement adaptée aux déchets putrescibles et parfois pathogènes des hôpitaux et de la recherche biologique et médicale [...]

OBS

Terme employé la plupart du temps au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • déchets putrescibles

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión de los desechos
  • Desechos nucleares
Key term(s)
  • desechos putrescibles
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