Concept information

industry > chemical industry

Preferred term

chemical industry  

Definition

  • Industry related with the production of chemical compounds. The chemical processing industry has a variety of special pollution problems due to the vast number of products manufactured. The treatment processes combine processing, concentration, separation, extraction, by-product recovery, destruction, and reduction in concentration. The wastes may originate from solvent extraction, acid and caustic wastes, overflows, spills, mechanical loss, etc.

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URI

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/1310

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