Since the early 1980s, the EPA has included waste created from zinc phosphate processing on its list of FO19 hazardous wastes, which requires expensive additional treatment.

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Emergency processing can occur when a site unquestionably meets the criteria for inscription on the World Heritage List and has suffered damage or faces serious and specific dangers from natural events or human activities.

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