Exam 23: Solid and Hazardous Wastes

Which of the following is a special problem because it constitutes such a large proportion of trash, and yet it cannot be recycled indefinitely because the fibers break down?

Whats the appropriate description of the piece of legislation? -Provides identification and cleanup of hazardous waste sites

Currently, about 53% of municipal solid waste, as well as wastes from other sources, is disposed of by which method?

Sanitary landfills should be created where there is impervious clay soil.

Municipal solid wastes include construction and demolition debris, automobile bodies, municipal sludges, and industrial process wastes.

____________________ includes durable goods, non-durable goods, containers and packaging, food scraps, yard trimmings, and miscellaneous inorganic wastes.

_____________________ means that any facility treats, stores, or disposes of hazardous waste must be granted permission from the EPA or the state.

In 2015, across the United States, about 50% of municipal solid waste was recycled or composted.

A major contributor to the need for more landfill space is excessive packaging that must be disposed of.

A measure of the availability of landfill space is the ____________________, the cost for disposing of a ton of municipal solid waste.

Whats the appropriate description of the piece of legislation? -Sets lower standards for sites designated for industrial use which makes cleanup easier but is less acceptable in some communities

Whats the appropriate description of the method of disposal? -NIMBY opposition tends to make finding a site politically difficult and is expensive to build and operate

Coal ash contains heavy metals such as arsenic and ______________________.

Americans dispose of how much municipal solid waste each year?

Whats the appropriate description of the method of disposal? -Occurs with approximately 34% of municipal solid waste nationwide

Which of the following is the biggest drawback of using sanitary landfills as a method of waste disposal?

Until the 1970s, little attention was paid to what was done with the garbage after it was taken away from residential neighborhoods.

Former female residents of Love Canal were ______________________ as likely to give birth to infants with a range of deformities.

whats the occurrence to the appropriate year -Mexican peppers

The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act requires what type of wastes to be accounted for "from cradle to grave" and there are criminal penalties for those who violate the laws?