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By-Products

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-003886

1. An incidental product deriving from a manufacturing process or chemical reaction, and not the primary product or service being produced. A by-product can be useful and marketable, or it can have negative ecological consequences.

2. Materials that are not one of the intended products of a production process and includes most wastes that are not spent materials or sludges.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-003886
FieldEnvironment
SubjectPolicy and guidance
ReferencesLifecycle Assessment Principles and Practices Glossary; RCRA Orientation Manual 2008 Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-003886",
  "term": "By-Products",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. An incidental product deriving from a manufacturing process or chemical reaction, and not the primary product or service being produced. A by-product can be useful and marketable, or it can have negative ecological consequences.\n\n2. Materials that are not one of the intended products of a production process and includes most wastes that are not spent materials or sludges.",
  "subject": "Policy and guidance",
  "references": [
    "Lifecycle Assessment Principles and Practices Glossary",
    "RCRA Orientation Manual 2008 Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/by-products/"
}

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