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heavy industry A concept usually important in zoning regulations,where it will be defined for the particular purposes of those laws.In common parlance,heavy industry is usually understood as that requiring extensive capital investment in land and machinery and thus not easily relocated.This is contrasted with light industry, which is usually more labor intensive and relatively easy to move. Other times, the term “heavy industry” is intended to convey an image of severe environmental impact through normal operations. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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However, heat treating was left behind because automation systems could not stand up to the heat and heavy industrial environment. The flawed study did not address such fundamental issues as sewage treatment and the feasibility of permitting residential development in an area that is known to have soil and groundwater contamination from decades of heavy industrial use. We're moving the outdoor stuff because that makes it better for the area than having the heavy industrial processing right there in the neighborhood," he says. |
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