Waste treatment
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'''Waste treatment''' refers to the activities required to ensure that [[waste]] has the least practicable impact on the environment. In many countries various forms of waste treatment are required by law.
==Solid waste treatment==
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The treatment of solid wastes is a key component of [[waste management]]. Different forms of solid waste treatment are graded in the [[waste hierarchy]].
==Waste water treatment ==
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===Agricultural waste water treatment===
[[Agricultural wastewater treatment]] is treatment and disposal of liquid animal waste, pesticide residues etc. from agriculture.
===Industrial wastewater treatment===
[[Industrial wastewater treatment]] is the treatment of wet wastes from manufacturing industry and commerce including mining, quarrying and heavy industries
===Sewage treatment===
[[Sewage treatment]] is the treatment and disposal of human waste. [[Sewage]] is produced by all human communities and is often left to compost naturally or is treated using processes that separate solid materials by settlement and then convert soluble contaminants into biological sludge and into gases such as [[carbon dioxide]] or [[methane]].
==Radioactive waste treatment==
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[[Radioactive waste treatment]] is the treatment and containment of radioactive waste.
== See also ==
*[[List of waste treatment technologies]]
[[Category:Waste management]]
[[Category:Waste treatment technology]]
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