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Waste Fixation

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-029938

Any physical or chemical process used to either reduce the mobility of hazardous constitutents in a hazardous waste or eliminate free liquid as determined by a RCRA approved test method for evaluating solid waste as defined in this section. A waste stabilization process includes mixing the hazardous waste with binders or other materials, and curing the resulting hazardous waste and binder mixture. Other synonymous terms used to refer to this process are “stabilization,” “waste fixation,” or “waste solidification.”

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-029938
FieldEnvironment
References40 CFR 372.3 (CFR 2013)
See alsoWaste Stabilization
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Waste Fixation",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Any physical or chemical process used to either reduce the mobility of hazardous constitutents in a hazardous waste or eliminate free liquid as determined by a RCRA approved test method for evaluating solid waste as defined in this section. A waste stabilization process includes mixing the hazardous waste with binders or other materials, and curing the resulting hazardous waste and binder mixture. Other synonymous terms used to refer to this process are “stabilization,” “waste fixation,” or “waste solidification.”",
  "see_also": [
    "Waste Stabilization"
  ],
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 372.3 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/waste-fixation/"
}

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