Soil washing is done to reduce the volume of waste requiring disposal. Ponds that receive water to be evaporated by the sun. Solid waste also includes sewage sludge, agricultural refuse, demolition waste, and residues. Technically, solid waste also refers to liquids and gases in containers. The separation of materials of different chemical types by exploiting the relative chelating ability of different chemicals which preferentially dissolve in one of the two phases .
Source material excludes special nuclear material.
A set of qualitative and quantitative features used to describe the origin and concentration of radioactive waste. The qualitative features include a flowchart of waste streams generated by a facility or an activity. Radioactivity waste that is currently stored throughout the DOE complex for which a management strategy beyond indefinite storage does not currently exist. Spent fuel is hot and highly radioactive. Conversion of active organic matter in sludge into inert, harmless material.