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Veolia successfully manages hazardous and contaminated waste and a proven record of compliance with the local regulations.

 





 

 

 

 





### ~250 t of contaminated  
sludge and wood



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

### Fast response  
time



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

### Safety special conditions  
(Sandstorms T~40°)



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 





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The Challenge

The client produces oil off the coast of Mauritania and generates, regular volumes of sludge that are stored in big-bags before disposal. The client’s production of hazardous and potentially NORM-contaminated wastes (NORM = naturally occurring radioactive material) reached over 250t. They required a high reactivity and strong expertise in segregation and characterisation techniques to assure safe disposal and compliance with environmental regulations.

### Veolia's Solution

#### Integrated offer to ensure safe disposal

Veolia's dedicated company, ASTERALIS, has a high level of expertise at every step of the process - from the waste handling and analysis to the final disposal. State-of-the-art mobile equipment used by highly qualified personnel allowed the characterisation of soils, installations of pipes and tanks, and handling of wastes, sludge, and other samples in a limited time.

### Benefits for our client

- Integrated offer from the detection of the waste nature up to the final disposal and treatment
- Reduced transportation, disposal and treatment costs
- Ensured radioprotection controls and radiological mapping during all steps of operations



 

 

 



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Our Solutions in Energy, Water and Waste



 

 

 



#### ENERGY

- [Onsite Energy Management](< /what-we-do/energy-capabilities/site-energy-management>)
- [Waste to Energy](/what-we-do/energy-capabilities/waste-energy)
- [Energy Efficiency Solutions for Industrial Facilities](/what-we-do/energy-capabilities/energy-efficiency-solutions-industrial-facilities)
- [Design-Build-Operate-Maintain (DBOM)](/what-we-do/design-build-operate-maintain-dbom-energy)
- [On-Site Utilities Management](/what-we-do/site-utilities-management-energy)



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

#### WASTE

- [Hazardous Waste Management](/what-we-do/waste-capabilities/hazardous-waste-management-0)
- [Integrated Service Offering](/what-we-do/waste-capabilities/integrated-service-offering)



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

#### WATER

- [Process Water Treatment](/what-we-do/process-water-treatment)
- [Wastewater Treatment](/what-we-do/water-capabilities/wastewater-treatment)
- [Reclaim Water Solutions](/what-we-do/reclaim-water-solutions)
- [Water &amp; Wastewater Plant Optimisation](/what-we-do/water-capabilities/water-wastewater-plant-optimisation)
- [Design-Build-Operate-Maintain (DBOM)](/what-we-do/water-capabilities/design-build-operate-maintain-dbom-water)
- [On-site Utilities Management](/what-we-do/site-utilities-management)



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 





 

 

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