Exam 13: Urbanization and Solid and Hazardous Waste
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Exam 13: Urbanization and Solid and Hazardous Waste189 Questions
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Some governments legally recognize slums areas of the urban poor in developing countries.The best argument for this practice is based on the understanding that
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All of the following are first priority waste prevention strategies except
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-On the waste-to-energy incinerator figure,choose the letter that identifies the Waste pit.

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When the U.S.Congress passed the ____________________ act,its goals were to identify sites with hazardous waste contamination and clean them up based on priority.
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Which of the following principles does not contribute to a transition to a low-waste society?
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Decomposers remove ____________________ from nature and thus contribute to a sustainable environment.
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____________________ approaches attempt to reduce the environmental impact of solid waste without reducing the amount of waste produced; ____________________ approaches attempt to reduce waste and use what we do produce as resources.
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What are the four stages of population shift from rural to urban areas in the United States of America over the last 200 years?
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Which country,by 2009,has not ratified the agreement to ban or phase out use and stock piling of 12 persistent organic chemicals?
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