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LEGACY WASTE [1 record]

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Record 1 2020-02-19

English

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

... waste that result from past waste management practices and that are typically not segregated or depolluted.

OBS

Waste is considered to be an uncountable noun. However, it is often found in the plural form (wastes), particularly when speaking of different types of waste.

Key term(s)
  • legacy wastes

French

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

Les activités minières et industrielles ont créé de grandes quantités de sous-produits, déposés sur le site Deloro comme déchets. Les déchets hérités comprennent des sols, des sédiments, des eaux souterraines et des eaux de surface contaminés à l'arsenic, au cobalt, au cuivre et au nickel ainsi que de petites quantités de déchets radioactifs de faible activité.

Key term(s)
  • déchet hérité

Spanish

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