Answer to Question #101294 in Biochemistry for Letisha noel

Question

Outline how can chemical waste from oil industry generate income

Answer 1

Waste oil obtained as a chemical waste from oil industry is re-refined and used to make heating oil, asphalt and other petroleum-based products. Thus these products can be sold in the market to generate income. Chemical wastes are also generated in the form of enhanced radioactive material (TERM) or naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM).

These radioactive waste can be sold to various agents to be used in various fields such as power, energy and heat generation, in medical fields to sterlize equipments etc.