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Record 1 1996-05-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Waste Materials
CONT

The next most voluminous waste type [after uranium mine tailings] also derives from mineral processing. In this case the mineral is phosphate rock and the resulting waste is phosphogypsum, a form of calcium sulphate. ... The phosphogypsum wastes are the major component of the incidental waste category, but they are no longer produced.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Déchets nucléaires

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Desechos nucleares
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