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Potential metal recovery from waste streams

May 4, 2015

‘Waste stream’ is a general term that describes the total flow of waste from homes, businesses, industrial facilities, and institutions that are recycled, burned or isolated from the environment in landfills or other types of storage, or dissipated into the environment. The recovery and reuse of chemical elements from waste streams have the potential to decrease U.S. reliance on primary resources and imports, and to lessen unwanted dispersion of some potentially harmful elements into the environment. Additional benefits might include reducing disposal or treatment costs and decreasing the risk of future environmental liabilities for waste generators. Elemental chemistry and mineralogical residences of the elements are poorly documented for many types of waste streams.

Publication Year 2015
Title Potential metal recovery from waste streams
Authors Kathleen S. Smith, Philip L. Hageman, Geoffrey S. Plumlee, James R. Budahn, Donald I. Bleiwas
Publication Type Conference Paper
Publication Subtype Conference Paper
Index ID 70148380
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Crustal Geophysics and Geochemistry Science Center
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