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Sometimes the only direct benefit is homogenization if the waste stream, which can be very helpful in treating many waste streams. Sometimes mixing waste streams can make overall treatment easier in that the characteristics of the water are synergistic for the purpose of treatment. For example, mixing a high TSS waste stream with a metal waste stream may help with solids development upon flocculation. When it is detrimental is when chemical consumption is unnecessarily increased from mixing the streams. If only 10% of a plant’s wastewater contains hex chrome, mixing it with the rest of the waste can result in an excessive use of chrome reduction chemistry.