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industrial process > physical treatment

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physical treatment  

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  • Processes that separate components of a waste stream or change the physical form of the waste without altering the chemical structure of the constituent materials. Physical treatment techniques are often used to separate the materials within the waste stream so that they can be reused or detoxified by chemical or biological treatment or destroyed by high-temperature incineration.

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http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/12606

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