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- work with hot nitrogen
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This concept is obsolete

dispose of sewage sludge

skills

handling and moving

handling and disposing of waste and hazardous materials

handling and disposing of hazardous materials

dispose of sewage sludge

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Description

Operate equipment to pump the sewage sludge and store it into containers in order to transform the gases it emits into energy. After this phase, dry the sludge and evaluate its potential reuse as fertilizer. Dispose of the sludge if it contains hazardous elements.

Alternative Labels

processing sewage sludge

process sewage sludge

sewage sludge disposing

sewage sludge processing

sludge disposing

Skill type

skill

Skill reusability level

cross-sector skills and competences

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DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion of the European Commission developed ESCO in collaboration with stakeholders and with the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop).

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Current version: ESCO v1.2 (Last update 15/05/2024)