Recovery

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-023406

1. Refers to the diversion of materials from the municipal solid waste stream for the purpose of recycling or composting. Excludes reuse and source reduction activities such as yard trimmings diverted to backyard (onsite) composting, the repair of wood pallets, and the refilling of beverage containers. (U.S. EPA 1996b)

2. The rate and extent of return of a population or community to some aspect(s) of its previous condition. Because of the dynamic nature of ecological systems, the attributes of a "recovered" system should be carefully defined.

3. The act of determining whether or not the methodology measures all of the analyte contained in a sample.

4. 100 times the concentration or amount of analyte measured in a sample divided by the concentration or amount added (spiked).

5. The partial or full return of a population or community to a condition that existed before the introduction of the stressor (RAF 1992, 38).

6. The collection of used materials for recycling. Generally recovered materials are taken from the point of use to a materials recovery facility (MRF).

7. The degree to which a methodology measures all of the analyte contained in a sample, often expressed in percent recovered. {ORD} {OW/EAD} {OW/TSC} {OAR/OAQPS} {OECA} {ORCR}

8. Recycling or processing of a waste, wastewater or used material such that the material, or a portion thereof, may be reused or converted to a raw material, intermediate, or product. Recovery does not include the re-use of treated or untreated wastewater in place of potable or pure water in industrial processes such as the use of secondary POTW effluents as non-contact cooling water, storm water in place of process water, or the re-use of spent chemicals in place of virgin treatment chemicals.

9. Process of obtaining materials or energy resources from solid waste.

10. The total amount of the analyte found in the sample, corrected for background, divided by the amount of the analyte added into the sample.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-ENV-023406
Field	Environment
Subject	Policy and guidance
References	Measuring Recycling Guidance Glossary; Waste and Cleanup Risk Assessment Glossary; Guidance for Quality Assurance Project Plans; Great Lakes: Quality Management Training - Data Review Glossary; Great Lakes: Quality Management Training - Quality Glossary; Environmental Modeling and Assessment Program (EMAP) Master Glossary; Waste Reduction Model (WARM) Definitions and Acronyms; EPA EV-Biological Substances-Humans-Human Activities & Behaviors; Forum on Environmental Measurements (FEM) Glossary; 40 CFR 437.2 (CFR 2013); 40 CFR 246.101 (CFR 2013); EPA 815-B-04-001

Record as JSON

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