Question 1

Match the items listed below with the appropriate choice
  
-Which area is a methane gas recovery well?

Accepted Answer

C

Question 2

The ____________________ approach to recycling saves energy, provides jobs, and educates people about how to reduce waste.

Accepted Answer

source separation

Question 3

The recycling of plastic bottles to make fleece fabric for clothing is a type of secondary recycling.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Considering the priorities suggested by the U.S.
National Academy of Sciences for integrated waste management, match the priority level with the appropriate action below.
-Make cars that last longer.

Accepted Answer

A) first priority 
B) second priority 
C) third priority 
A) first priority 
B) second priority 
C) third priority

Question 5

Which is the most advanced approach?

Accepted Answer

A) recycling materials 
B) using biodegradable material 
C) creating more durable products 
D) reducing the amount of materials used 
E) reusing materials 
A) recycling materials 
B) using biodegradable material 
C) creating more durable products 
D) reducing the amount of materials used 
E) reusing materials

Question 6

Compare and contrast the First Priority and the Last Priority in an integrated waste management plan.

Accepted Answer

The First Priority is directed toward po

Question 7

The International Basel Convention bans the transfer of hazardous waste from developed to developing countries. a.The United States

Accepted Answer

A) is the only industrialized nation that has not ratified this convention 
B) has enthusiastically embraced this convention 
C) is the author of this convention 
D) has revised and improved this convention 
E) none of these answers 
A) is the only industrialized nation that has not ratified this convention 
B) has enthusiastically embraced this convention 
C) is the author of this convention 
D) has revised and improved this convention 
E) none of these answers

Question 8

-The First Priority in an integrated solid waste management program can be most effectively applied in which area of the diagram?

Accepted Answer

processing

Question 9

The first priority in dealing with hazardous wastes is

Accepted Answer

A) to collect them 
B) to produce less of it 
C) to use bioremediation 
D) to store it effectively 
E) all of these answers 
A) to collect them 
B) to produce less of it 
C) to use bioremediation 
D) to store it effectively 
E) all of these answers

Question 10

Considering the priorities suggested by the U.S.
National Academy of Sciences for integrated waste management, match the priority level with the appropriate action below.
-Incinerate waste.

Accepted Answer

A) first priority 
B) second priority 
C) third priority 
A) first priority 
B) second priority 
C) third priority

Question 11

According to the EPA, all landfills eventually ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to the EPA, all landfills eventually...

Question 12

____________________ are inefficient because they are expensive to build, they discharge toxic emissions, and they can produce a toxic ash.

Accepted Answer

Materials-

Question 13

A 2007 report by the Nuclear Information and Resource Service, a nonprofit organization, indicates that:

Accepted Answer

A) Nuclear waste facilities do not track the dispersal of radioactivity from their dump sites. 
B) Weapons grade nuclear waste is carefully monitored after it has been disposed of in sanitary landfills. 
C) Fortunately, no radioactive materials have ever been deposited by any methods other than safe methods. 
D) Radioactive hospital wastes go to standard sanitary landfills. 
E) Radioactive materials from facilities operated by the U.S. a.Department of Energy have been deposited in regular landfills. 
A) Nuclear waste facilities do not track the dispersal of radioactivity from their dump sites. 
B) Weapons grade nuclear waste is carefully monitored after it has been disposed of in sanitary landfills. 
C) Fortunately, no radioactive materials have ever been deposited by any methods other than safe methods. 
D) Radioactive hospital wastes go to standard sanitary landfills. 
E) Radioactive materials from facilities operated by the U.S. a.Department of Energy have been deposited in regular landfills.

Question 14

All of the following are true about the Superfund program except

Accepted Answer

A) The program is now broke. 
B) Superfund expired in 1995. 
C) All of the sites originally listed as a severe threat to human health were cleaned up. 
D) In November 2008, 1,255 sites were listed as Superfund sites. 
E) The Superfund law greatly reduced the number of illegal dumpsites. 
A) The program is now broke. 
B) Superfund expired in 1995. 
C) All of the sites originally listed as a severe threat to human health were cleaned up. 
D) In November 2008, 1,255 sites were listed as Superfund sites. 
E) The Superfund law greatly reduced the number of illegal dumpsites.

Question 15

Match the items listed below with the appropriate choice
  
-Which area represents monitoring wells?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Match the items listed below with the...

Question 16

Considering the priorities suggested by the U.S.
National Academy of Sciences for integrated waste management, match the priority level with the appropriate action below.
-Change industrial processes to eliminate use of harmful chemicals.

Accepted Answer

A) first priority 
B) second priority 
C) third priority 
A) first priority 
B) second priority 
C) third priority

Question 17

Which of the following statements is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) We should view hazardous wastes as wasted resources. 
B) We should view solid wastes as materials we should not be producing in the first place. 
C) We should view solid wastes and hazardous wastes as being the same thing. 
D) We should view hazardous wastes as something we should not be producing in the first place. 
E) None of these answers are correct. 
A) We should view hazardous wastes as wasted resources. 
B) We should view solid wastes as materials we should not be producing in the first place. 
C) We should view solid wastes and hazardous wastes as being the same thing. 
D) We should view hazardous wastes as something we should not be producing in the first place. 
E) None of these answers are correct.

Question 18

Phytoremediation is a form of bioremediation that

Accepted Answer

A) is essentially the same, but more costly 
B) involves the use of photosynthetic bacteria 
C) produces more air pollution and is thus not as helpful 
D) involves the use of plants 
E) can only work on toxic metal leachate 
A) is essentially the same, but more costly 
B) involves the use of photosynthetic bacteria 
C) produces more air pollution and is thus not as helpful 
D) involves the use of plants 
E) can only work on toxic metal leachate

Question 19

Hospital medical waste is a type of ____________________.

Accepted Answer

hazardous

Question 20

In an integrated waste management approach, which of the following strategies should be given top priority?

Accepted Answer

A) incinerate 
B) reuse 
C) reduce 
D) refuse 
E) recycle 
A) incinerate 
B) reuse 
C) reduce 
D) refuse 
E) recycle

Match the items listed below with the appropriate choice -Which area is a methane gas recovery well?

The ____________________ approach to recycling saves energy, provides jobs, and educates people about how to reduce waste.

The recycling of plastic bottles to make fleece fabric for clothing is a type of secondary recycling.

Considering the priorities suggested by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences for integrated waste management, match the priority level with the appropriate action below. -Make cars that last longer.

Which is the most advanced approach?

Compare and contrast the First Priority and the Last Priority in an integrated waste management plan.

The International Basel Convention bans the transfer of hazardous waste from developed to developing countries. a.The United States

-The First Priority in an integrated solid waste management program can be most effectively applied in which area of the diagram?

The first priority in dealing with hazardous wastes is

Considering the priorities suggested by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences for integrated waste management, match the priority level with the appropriate action below. -Incinerate waste.

According to the EPA, all landfills eventually ____________________.

____________________ are inefficient because they are expensive to build, they discharge toxic emissions, and they can produce a toxic ash.

A 2007 report by the Nuclear Information and Resource Service, a nonprofit organization, indicates that:

All of the following are true about the Superfund program except

Match the items listed below with the appropriate choice -Which area represents monitoring wells?

Considering the priorities suggested by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences for integrated waste management, match the priority level with the appropriate action below. -Change industrial processes to eliminate use of harmful chemicals.

Which of the following statements is correct?

Phytoremediation is a form of bioremediation that

Hospital medical waste is a type of ____________________.

In an integrated waste management approach, which of the following strategies should be given top priority?

Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability

Science, Matter, and Energy

Ecosystems: What Are They and How Do They Work

Biodiversity and Evolution

Biodiversity, Species Interactions, and Population Control

The Human Population and Urbanization

Climate and Biodiversity

Sustaining Biodiversity: the Species Approach

Sustaining Biodiversity: the Ecosystem Approach

Food, Soil, and Pest Management

Water Resources and Water Pollution

Geology and Nonrenewable Mineral Resources

Energy

Environmental Hazards and Human Health

Air Pollution, Climate Change, and Ozone Depletion

Environmental Economics, Politics, and Worldviews

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Exam 16: Solid and Hazardous Waste

Match the items listed below with the appropriate choice -Which area is a methane gas recovery well?

The ____________________ approach to recycling saves energy, provides jobs, and educates people about how to reduce waste.

The recycling of plastic bottles to make fleece fabric for clothing is a type of secondary recycling.

Considering the priorities suggested by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences for integrated waste management, match the priority level with the appropriate action below. -Make cars that last longer.

Which is the most advanced approach?

Compare and contrast the First Priority and the Last Priority in an integrated waste management plan.

The International Basel Convention bans the transfer of hazardous waste from developed to developing countries. a.The United States

-The First Priority in an integrated solid waste management program can be most effectively applied in which area of the diagram?

The first priority in dealing with hazardous wastes is

Considering the priorities suggested by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences for integrated waste management, match the priority level with the appropriate action below. -Incinerate waste.

According to the EPA, all landfills eventually ____________________.

____________________ are inefficient because they are expensive to build, they discharge toxic emissions, and they can produce a toxic ash.

A 2007 report by the Nuclear Information and Resource Service, a nonprofit organization, indicates that:

All of the following are true about the Superfund program except

Match the items listed below with the appropriate choice -Which area represents monitoring wells?

Considering the priorities suggested by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences for integrated waste management, match the priority level with the appropriate action below. -Change industrial processes to eliminate use of harmful chemicals.

Which of the following statements is correct?

Phytoremediation is a form of bioremediation that

Hospital medical waste is a type of ____________________.

In an integrated waste management approach, which of the following strategies should be given top priority?

Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability

Science, Matter, and Energy

Ecosystems: What Are They and How Do They Work

Biodiversity and Evolution

Biodiversity, Species Interactions, and Population Control

The Human Population and Urbanization

Climate and Biodiversity

Sustaining Biodiversity: the Species Approach

Sustaining Biodiversity: the Ecosystem Approach

Food, Soil, and Pest Management

Water Resources and Water Pollution

Geology and Nonrenewable Mineral Resources

Energy

Environmental Hazards and Human Health

Air Pollution, Climate Change, and Ozone Depletion

Environmental Economics, Politics, and Worldviews

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